Days & Business Days Calculator

Count days, skip weekends, land on the right deadline.

Days Between Dates

Every calendar day from one date to the other, either order.

 

Business Days Between Dates

Weekdays only — Saturdays and Sundays are skipped.

 

Add or Subtract Days

Move any number of calendar days forward or back.

days
 

Add Business Days

Deadlines in working days — weekends never count.

+ business days
 

About this calculator

The days calculator counts calendar days and business days between any two dates, and works the other way too — adding or subtracting days, or working days, from a date to find a deadline. Business days are Monday through Friday; weekends are skipped automatically. Everything runs in your browser and follows the conventions spelled out below, so you always know what was counted.

Days between

The plain gap between two dates:

Days = |Date₂ − Date₁| Mon → Fri = 4 days

The count is exclusive of the start day — add 1 if you need both endpoints included.

Business days

Same walk, but only weekdays count:

Count Mon–Fri after start, up to and including end Sat & Sun → skipped

A full week always contains exactly 5 business days.

Deadlines

Adding business days skips over weekends:

Fri + 1 business day = Mon Fri + 10 business days = Fri, two weeks later

Public holidays are not excluded — they vary by country, so subtract them manually.

Days & business days FAQ

How are business days calculated?

Business days are Monday through Friday. The calculator walks from the day after the start date to the end date and counts every weekday, skipping Saturdays and Sundays. So Friday to the following Monday is 1 business day, and any full week contains exactly 5.

How do I find the date 10 business days from today?

Use the Add Business Days card: it starts from your date and steps forward one weekday at a time, jumping over weekends, until it has counted the number you asked for. 10 business days from a Wednesday lands on the Wednesday two weeks later.

Are both dates included in the count?

The count is the number of days you'd move forward from the first date to reach the second — Monday to Friday is 4 days, not 5. If your use case counts both endpoints (common for rentals or event durations), add 1 to the result.

Does the calculator account for public holidays?

Optionally, yes. Tick "Also exclude US federal holidays" and both business-day cards skip the 11 US federal holidays — New Year's Day, MLK Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas — using the standard weekend-observance rule (a holiday on Saturday is observed Friday, on Sunday the following Monday). It doesn't cover state or other countries' holidays, so subtract those yourself.

What's the difference from the age calculator's date tool?

The age calculator expresses gaps in calendar units — years, months, days — which is right for ages and anniversaries. This page counts flat days and business days, which is right for deadlines, shipping windows, and notice periods.

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