All countdowns on DaysUntilNow

How Many Days Until All Saints' Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

All Saints’ Day on 1 November honours all saints, known and unknown, and is followed on 2 November by All Souls’ Day for the wider dead. Halloween takes its name from the evening before it — All Hallows’ Eve.

It is a public holiday across much of Catholic Europe and Latin America, and in practice it is the day for visiting cemeteries: families clean graves and light candles, which is why photographs of Polish, Slovak and Hungarian cemeteries on that night show whole hillsides glowing. In Mexico the same two days are Día de Muertos.

How Many Days Until Anzac Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Anzac Day, on April 25, is the national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand. It marks the 1915 landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli.

The day begins before sunrise with dawn services, followed by marches and, traditionally, games of two-up in pubs. It is a public holiday in both countries and one of the few days when almost everything closes in the morning.

How Many Days Until April Fools' Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

April Fools’ Day, on April 1, is the annual day of pranks, hoaxes and practical jokes. Media outlets and brands join in with elaborate fake stories — a tradition that has produced legendary hoaxes like the BBC’s 1957 ‘spaghetti harvest’ report.

In France and Italy the fooled victim is called an ‘April fish’ (poisson d’avril / pesce d’aprile), and children tape paper fish to friends’ backs.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	April 1, 2027	Thursday
2028	April 1, 2028	Saturday
2029	April 1, 2029	Sunday
2030	April 1, 2030	Monday
2031	April 1, 2031	Tuesday

How Many Days Until Ash Wednesday?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ash Wednesday opens Lent, the 40-day period of fasting before Easter. The count works out to 46 calendar days because the six Sundays in between are not counted as fast days.

The name comes from the ashes marked on the forehead in a cross, traditionally made by burning the palm fronds kept from the previous year’s Palm Sunday. It is observed by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans and Methodists among others, and while it is not a public holiday almost anywhere, it is one of the most visible days in the Christian calendar.

How Many Days Until Australia Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Australia Day, on January 26, marks the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove. It is a national public holiday, marked with citizenship ceremonies, barbecues and beach days in the middle of the southern summer.

The date is contested. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mark it as Invasion Day or Survival Day, and a national debate about changing the date has run for years.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	January 26, 2027	Tuesday
2028	January 26, 2028	Wednesday
2029	January 26, 2029	Friday
2030	January 26, 2030	Saturday
2031	January 26, 2031	Sunday

How Many Days Until Bastille Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bastille Day, on July 14, is France’s national day. In French it is simply la Fête nationale or le 14 juillet — the name Bastille Day is mostly used in English.

It marks the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, the spark of the French Revolution. The day begins with the military parade on the Champs-Élysées, the oldest regular military parade in Europe, and ends with fireworks at the Eiffel Tower.

How Many Days Until Black Friday?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Black Friday, the day after US Thanksgiving, is the biggest shopping event of the year — massive discounts in stores and online, marking the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season.

The name comes from retail accounting: it was said to be the day stores went ‘into the black’ (profitability) for the year. The event has spread far beyond the US and now runs worldwide, often stretching into Cyber Monday and a full ‘Black Week’.

How Many Days Until Bonfire Night?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bonfire Night, also called Guy Fawkes Night, falls on November 5 and marks the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. It is marked across the United Kingdom with bonfires, firework displays and toffee apples.

It is not a public holiday — people go to work as usual and the displays happen in the evening, often on the nearest weekend rather than the night itself.

How Many Days Until Boxing Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Boxing Day, on December 26, is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and much of the Commonwealth. It is not observed in the United States.

The name has nothing to do with the sport: it comes from the boxes of money and gifts that employers and households traditionally gave to servants and tradespeople the day after Christmas. Today it is known for sport — Premier League football, cricket’s Boxing Day Test in Melbourne — and for the start of the winter sales.

How Many Days Until Canada Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Canada Day, on July 1, marks the 1867 confederation of the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single dominion. It was called Dominion Day until 1982.

It is a national statutory holiday, celebrated with fireworks, parades, outdoor concerts and a great deal of red and white. When July 1 falls on a Sunday, the day off moves to the Monday.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	July 1, 2027	Thursday
2028	July 1, 2028	Saturday
2029	July 1, 2029	Sunday
2030	July 1, 2030	Monday
2031	July 1, 2031	Tuesday

How Many Days Until Canadian Thanksgiving?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Thanksgiving in Canada falls on the second Monday of October — six weeks earlier than the American holiday, because the Canadian harvest comes in sooner.

It is a statutory holiday in most provinces and, like its American counterpart, revolves around a turkey dinner with family. The long weekend it creates is one of the busiest travel weekends of the Canadian autumn.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	October 12, 2026	Monday
2027	October 11, 2027	Monday
2028	October 9, 2028	Monday
2029	October 8, 2029	Monday
2030	October 14, 2030	Monday

How Many Days Until Chinese New Year?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Chinese New Year — the Spring Festival — has no fixed date. It falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, which puts it somewhere between January 21 and February 20.

It is the largest annual human migration on earth, as hundreds of millions of people travel home for the reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve. Celebrations run for about fifteen days, ending with the Lantern Festival, and the same date is marked as Lunar New Year across Vietnam, Korea and much of Southeast Asia.

How Many Days Until Christmas Eve?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Christmas Eve, on December 24, is the evening before Christmas Day — and in many countries (including much of Europe and Latin America) it is the main celebration, with the festive dinner and gift-opening happening that night rather than on the 25th.

Traditions include midnight church services, leaving out cookies for Santa Claus, and tracking Santa’s journey around the world.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	December 24, 2026	Thursday
2027	December 24, 2027	Friday
2028	December 24, 2028	Sunday
2029	December 24, 2029	Monday
2030	December 24, 2030	Tuesday

How Many Days Until Christmas?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Christmas Day, celebrated on December 25, is the biggest holiday of the year in much of the world — marked by gift-giving, family gatherings, Christmas trees and festive meals. Many countries also celebrate Christmas Eve on December 24, and the wider holiday season runs from late November through New Year’s Day.

Retail-wise, the Christmas season is the busiest shopping period of the year, which is why countdowns to Christmas start appearing as early as September.

How Many Days Until Cinco de Mayo?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cinco de Mayo, on May 5, commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla. Contrary to popular belief, it is not Mexico’s Independence Day — that is September 16.

The holiday is actually celebrated more widely in the United States than in Mexico, as a broader celebration of Mexican-American culture with parades, music and food.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	May 5, 2027	Wednesday
2028	May 5, 2028	Friday
2029	May 5, 2029	Saturday
2030	May 5, 2030	Sunday
2031	May 5, 2031	Monday

How Many Days Until Cyber Monday?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cyber Monday is the Monday after American Thanksgiving, invented in 2005 by a retail trade group that noticed online sales spiking when people got back to their office computers. Home broadband was still rare; the office was where the fast connection lived.

That origin is now a historical curiosity — the majority of Cyber Monday spending happens on phones — but the date stuck, and it has spread well beyond the United States. In practice the discounts now run from Black Friday straight through to the following Monday, so the two days function as one long weekend of sales.

How Many Days Until Daylight Saving Time Ends?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In the United States, Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November at 2:00 a.m. local time, when clocks ‘fall back’ one hour — giving everyone an extra hour of sleep and earlier sunsets.

In the European Union the change happens a week earlier, on the last Sunday of October. Hawaii and most of Arizona skip DST entirely.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	November 1, 2026	Sunday
2027	November 7, 2027	Sunday
2028	November 5, 2028	Sunday

How Many Days Until Daylight Saving Time Starts?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In the United States, Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 a.m., when clocks ‘spring forward’ one hour — trading an hour of morning light for longer, brighter evenings.

The EU switches on the last Sunday of March. Studies regularly debate DST’s effects on sleep, traffic and energy use, and several US states have voted to make DST permanent — pending federal approval.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	March 14, 2027	Sunday
2028	March 12, 2028	Sunday
2029	March 11, 2029	Sunday

How Many Days Until Earth Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Earth Day has been held on 22 April since 1970, when an estimated 20 million Americans — about a tenth of the country’s population at the time — turned out for demonstrations that helped push through the Clean Air Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

It went international in 1990 and is now marked in around 190 countries. The date was chosen deliberately: late April falls between spring break and final exams in the US academic calendar, which is when students were most available to take part.

How Many Days Until Easter Monday?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and a public holiday across most of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and much of Africa and the Caribbean. It is not a holiday in the United States.

For many people it is simply the second half of a four-day weekend that starts on Good Friday, which is why it matters more to travel and retail planning than its low profile suggests. Local traditions vary wildly: egg rolling in northern England, water-throwing in Poland and Hungary, and the Easter Monday egg roll on the White House lawn — one of the few American observances of the day.

How Many Days Until Easter?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Easter Sunday is the most important feast of the Christian calendar, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Its date moves each year: it is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, which places it anywhere between March 22 and April 25.

Secular traditions include Easter eggs, egg hunts and the Easter Bunny — and in many countries the surrounding days (Good Friday and Easter Monday) are public holidays.

How Many Days Until Eid al-Fitr?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Eid al-Fitr — the Festival of Breaking the Fast — marks the end of Ramadan and begins on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth Islamic month. It is one of the two major Islamic festivals, alongside Eid al-Adha.

The day starts with a communal morning prayer, usually held outdoors or in large halls to fit everyone, followed by visiting family, giving gifts to children and eating in daylight for the first time in a month. A charitable payment called zakat al-fitr is due before the prayer, so that everyone can take part in the meal.

How Many Days Until Epiphany?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Epiphany, on 6 January, closes the Christmas season — the twelfth day of Christmas, after which decorations traditionally come down.

It is a bigger day than Christmas itself in parts of the Spanish-speaking world, where Día de Reyes is when children receive presents from the Three Kings rather than from Santa on 25 December. It is a public holiday in Spain, Italy, Austria, Poland, Greece, much of Latin America and several German and Swiss regions.

How Many Days Until Fall?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Astronomical fall (autumn) in the Northern Hemisphere begins at the autumn equinox, around September 22–23. Days become shorter than nights, temperatures drop and deciduous trees turn red, orange and gold.

Fall is harvest season — and the season of pumpkin spice, Oktoberfest, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Meteorological fall covers September, October and November.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	September 22, 2026	Tuesday
2027	September 22, 2027	Wednesday
2028	September 22, 2028	Friday
2029	September 22, 2029	Saturday
2030	September 22, 2030	Sunday

How Many Days Until Father's Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Father’s Day in the United States falls on the third Sunday of June, honoring fathers and father figures. It became a permanent national holiday in 1972 — more than 60 years after Mother’s Day.

Many countries follow the same June date, but not all: in Spain, Portugal and Italy, Father’s Day is March 19 (St. Joseph’s Day), while Australia and New Zealand celebrate on the first Sunday of September.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	June 20, 2027	Sunday
2028	June 18, 2028	Sunday
2029	June 17, 2029	Sunday

How Many Days Until Friday the 13th?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Friday the 13th is the most famous ‘unlucky’ date in Western superstition, combining fear of the number 13 (triskaidekaphobia) with Friday’s old reputation as an ill-omened day. The specific fear even has a name: paraskevidekatriaphobia.

Every year contains at least one Friday the 13th and never more than three. A month has a Friday the 13th exactly when it starts on a Sunday.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	November 13, 2026	Friday
2027	August 13, 2027	Friday
2028	October 13, 2028	Friday

How Many Days Until Good Friday?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Jesus and falls two days before Easter Sunday, so it moves with Easter — anywhere between 20 March and 23 April in the Western calendar.

It is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, much of Latin America and dozens of other countries, but not a federal holiday in the United States, where observance varies by state and employer. Where it is observed, expect closed banks, reduced public transport and, in several German states, a legal ban on public dancing.

How Many Days Until Halloween?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Halloween, on October 31, is the night of costumes, trick-or-treating, jack-o’-lanterns and haunted houses. It traces back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter.

It is the second-largest commercial holiday in the United States after Christmas, with Americans spending over $12 billion a year on costumes, candy and decorations.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	October 31, 2026	Saturday
2027	October 31, 2027	Sunday
2028	October 31, 2028	Tuesday
2029	October 31, 2029	Wednesday
2030	October 31, 2030	Thursday

How Many Days Until Hanukkah?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hanukkah is the eight-night Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean revolt in the second century BCE. One candle of the menorah is lit each night, plus the shamash used to light the others.

It begins on 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar — but because Hebrew days start at sunset, the first candle is lit the evening before that date, which is why published listings show the day earlier. The Hebrew calendar is lunisolar with leap months, so in the Gregorian calendar Hanukkah drifts anywhere between late November and late December.

How Many Days Until Hurricane Season?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Atlantic hurricane season opens on June 1 and closes on November 30 — dates set by NOAA to cover about 97% of all tropical activity in the basin. The peak is far later than the start: mid-August to late October, with the statistical maximum around September 10.

The Eastern Pacific season starts two weeks earlier, on May 15. Storms do form outside the window — a named system in May is unusual but not rare — which is why the dates are a planning tool rather than a fence.

How Many Days Until International Women's Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

International Women’s Day is held on 8 March, a date fixed in 1921 to commemorate a 1917 women’s strike in Petrograd that helped trigger the February Revolution — the Russian calendar of the day placed it on 23 February, which was 8 March in the Gregorian calendar the rest of Europe used.

It is a full public holiday in around two dozen countries, including Ukraine, Vietnam, Cuba and much of Central Asia, and a working day marked by campaigns and events almost everywhere else. The United Nations has recognised it since 1977.

How Many Days Until Juneteenth?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Juneteenth marks 19 June 1865, the day Union troops reached Galveston, Texas and announced that enslaved people there were free — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, and over two months after the Confederate surrender.

It had been celebrated in Texas since 1866 and spread with the Great Migration, but only became a US federal holiday in June 2021. The name is a blend of “June” and “nineteenth”, and it is also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.

How Many Days Until Labor Day (US)?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Labor Day is a US federal holiday held on the first Monday in September, honouring the American labour movement. It became federal law in 1894, signed days after the violent end of the Pullman strike — a conciliatory gesture towards organised labour from President Grover Cleveland.

Culturally it functions as the unofficial end of summer: the last long weekend before the school year settles in, the traditional close of the outdoor pool season, and the origin of the old rule against wearing white afterwards. Canada marks Labour Day on the same day.

How Many Days Until Leap Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Leap Day — February 29 — appears on the calendar only once every four years, in leap years. It exists because Earth’s orbit around the sun takes about 365.24 days, so an extra day is added to keep the calendar aligned with the seasons.

People born on February 29 (’leaplings’) celebrate their true birthday only every four years. Century years are leap years only if divisible by 400 — so 2000 was, but 2100 will not be.

How Many Days Until Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US federal holiday on the third Monday in January, placed near King’s birthday of 15 January. The campaign to create it ran for 15 years after his assassination in 1968; the bill was signed in 1983 and first observed in 1986.

It was not fully adopted straight away — the last state to observe it under that name did so in 2000. It is designated a national day of service, so many people mark it with volunteer work rather than a day off.

How Many Days Until May Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

1 May carries two traditions at once. The older is the spring festival marking the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, kept alive in maypole dancing and Beltane fires. The newer is International Workers’ Day, chosen in 1889 to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago three years earlier.

It is a public holiday in more than 80 countries — most of Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. The United States is a notable exception: despite the day commemorating an American event, it marks Labor Day in September instead.

How Many Days Until Memorial Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Memorial Day honours US military personnel who died in service. It is held on the last Monday in May, a date fixed by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968 — before that it was always 30 May, and some veterans’ groups still argue the move to a floating Monday turned a day of remembrance into a shopping weekend.

It began after the Civil War as Decoration Day, when graves were decorated with flowers. Like Labor Day at the other end of the season, it now doubles as a seasonal marker: the unofficial start of the American summer.

How Many Days Until Mother's Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Mother’s Day in the United States — and in dozens of other countries — falls on the second Sunday of May. It is a day to honor mothers with flowers, cards, breakfast in bed and family visits.

The modern holiday was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908; ironically, she later campaigned against the commercialization of the day she founded. The UK celebrates Mothering Sunday earlier, three weeks before Easter.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	May 9, 2027	Sunday
2028	May 14, 2028	Sunday
2029	May 13, 2029	Sunday

How Many Days Until New Year's Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

New Year’s Day on January 1 marks the start of the year in the Gregorian calendar, used by nearly every country in the world. It is the most widely celebrated public holiday on Earth — fireworks in Sydney, Times Square’s ball drop in New York and Big Ben’s chimes in London are watched by hundreds of millions.

It is also the traditional day for New Year’s resolutions — a custom going back to the Babylonians roughly 4,000 years ago.

How Many Days Until New Year's Eve?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

New Year’s Eve, on December 31, is the final day of the year and one of the biggest party nights worldwide. Celebrations peak at midnight with fireworks, toasts and the singing of Auld Lang Syne.

In many languages the night has its own name — Silvester in much of Central Europe, Hogmanay in Scotland, Réveillon in France and Brazil.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	December 31, 2026	Thursday
2027	December 31, 2027	Friday
2028	December 31, 2028	Sunday
2029	December 31, 2029	Monday
2030	December 31, 2030	Tuesday

How Many Days Until Palm Sunday?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter and the first day of Holy Week, marking the entry into Jerusalem when crowds are described as laying palm branches on the road.

Congregations are given palm crosses or fronds, which many keep through the year — and which are then burned to make the ashes for the following year’s Ash Wednesday. Where palms do not grow, local substitutes took hold long ago: willow in much of Eastern Europe, box and yew elsewhere, which is why the day is called Willow Sunday in several Slavic countries.

How Many Days Until Pi Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pi Day, on March 14, celebrates the mathematical constant π (3.14159…), because the date written US-style — 3/14 — matches its first three digits. Math fans mark the moment 1:59 for extra digits, eat actual pies, and hold digit-reciting contests.

March 14 is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, and in 2019 UNESCO designated it the International Day of Mathematics.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	March 14, 2027	Sunday
2028	March 14, 2028	Tuesday
2029	March 14, 2029	Wednesday
2030	March 14, 2030	Thursday
2031	March 14, 2031	Friday

How Many Days Until Presidents' Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The third Monday in February is a US federal holiday whose legal name is still Washington’s Birthday — Presidents’ Day is the popular name and the one retailers use.

There is a quiet oddity in it: Washington was born on 22 February, but the floating Monday can never fall later than 21 February, so the holiday can never land on his actual birthday. Several states have their own names for the day, and a few honour Lincoln, born on 12 February, alongside or instead.

How Many Days Until Ramadan?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a month of fasting from dawn to sunset for around 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide. It ends with Eid al-Fitr.

The Islamic calendar is lunar and about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so Ramadan moves steadily backwards through the seasons, completing a full cycle roughly every 33 years. That is why the length of the fasting day varies so much: a Ramadan falling in December is far shorter for northern-hemisphere Muslims than one falling in June.

How Many Days Until Republic Day (India)?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Republic Day marks 26 January 1950, when the Constitution of India came into force and the country became a republic — two and a half years after independence in 1947.

The date was chosen deliberately: on 26 January 1930 the Indian National Congress had declared Purna Swaraj, complete independence, and the day had been marked ever since. It is one of India’s three national holidays, alongside Independence Day on 15 August and Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October, and is marked by a large parade in New Delhi.

How Many Days Until Shrove Tuesday?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent, and it exists for a practical reason: eggs, milk and fat were forbidden during the fast, so households used them up. That is the whole origin of Pancake Day.

The same day carries different names and very different scales elsewhere — Mardi Gras in New Orleans and much of the French-speaking world, Carnival in Brazil, Fastnacht in Germany, and Fastelavn in Scandinavia. In 2028 it falls on 29 February, which happens only a handful of times a century.

How Many Days Until Spring?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere begins at the spring (vernal) equinox, around March 19–21, when day and night are nearly equal in length everywhere on Earth.

Spring brings longer days, warmer temperatures and the growing season — and the equinox also determines the date of Easter, which falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the equinox.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	March 20, 2027	Saturday
2028	March 20, 2028	Monday
2029	March 20, 2029	Tuesday
2030	March 20, 2030	Wednesday
2031	March 20, 2031	Thursday

How Many Days Until St. Patrick's Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

St. Patrick’s Day, on March 17, honors the patron saint of Ireland and has grown into a worldwide celebration of Irish culture — parades, green clothing, shamrocks and plenty of Guinness.

Chicago famously dyes its river green for the occasion, and more than 100 St. Patrick’s Day parades are held across the United States alone.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	March 17, 2027	Wednesday
2028	March 17, 2028	Friday
2029	March 17, 2029	Saturday
2030	March 17, 2030	Sunday
2031	March 17, 2031	Monday

How Many Days Until Summer?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere begins at the summer solstice, around June 20–21 — the longest day of the year, when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.

Meteorologists use a simpler definition: meteorological summer runs from June 1 to August 31. In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed, with summer starting in December.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	June 21, 2027	Monday
2028	June 21, 2028	Wednesday
2029	June 21, 2029	Thursday
2030	June 21, 2030	Friday
2031	June 21, 2031	Saturday

How Many Days Until Thanksgiving?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Thanksgiving in the United States falls on the fourth Thursday of November — a day of turkey dinners, family reunions, parades and gratitude, tracing back to the 1621 harvest feast shared by Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people.

It kicks off the year-end holiday season: the following day is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Canada celebrates its own Thanksgiving earlier, on the second Monday of October.

How Many Days Until the 4th of July?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Independence Day, on July 4, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, when the thirteen American colonies declared themselves free of British rule. It is the United States’ national day.

Celebrations center on fireworks, barbecues, parades and patriotic displays — Americans set off tens of thousands of fireworks shows and grill an estimated 150 million hot dogs on the day.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	July 4, 2027	Sunday
2028	July 4, 2028	Tuesday
2029	July 4, 2029	Wednesday
2030	July 4, 2030	Thursday
2031	July 4, 2031	Friday

How Many Days Until The Perseids?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Perseids peak on the night of August 12–13, when Earth crosses the densest part of the dust trail left by comet Swift–Tuttle. At the maximum a dark site sees 50 to 100 meteors an hour, which makes it the most watched shower of the year in the northern hemisphere — warm nights help as much as the rate does.

The shower is active from mid-July to late August, so the days either side of the peak are still worth going out for. What decides the year is the moon: a full moon near the peak washes out all but the brightest trails.

How Many Days Until Valentine's Day?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Valentine’s Day, on February 14, is the annual celebration of love and romance — cards, flowers, chocolates and candlelit dinners. It is named after Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Roman priest.

Around 250 million roses are grown specifically for Valentine’s Day each year, and it is the busiest day of the year for many restaurants and florists.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2027	February 14, 2027	Sunday
2028	February 14, 2028	Monday
2029	February 14, 2029	Wednesday
2030	February 14, 2030	Thursday
2031	February 14, 2031	Friday

How Many Days Until Winter?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere begins at the winter solstice, around December 21–22 — the shortest day and longest night of the year.

After the solstice, days slowly grow longer again, which is why many ancient cultures celebrated it as the ‘rebirth’ of the sun. Meteorological winter is defined as December, January and February.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	December 21, 2026	Monday
2027	December 21, 2027	Tuesday
2028	December 21, 2028	Thursday
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