Days until Christmas
Christmas 2026 is on Friday, December 25, 2026. The count starts from today’s date; pick another date to count from it instead.
- Days until Christmas
- 87
From September 29, 2026, there are 87 days until Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2026.
- Date
- Friday, December 25, 2026
- Day of the week
- Friday
- In weeks
- 12 weeks and 3 days
Answer for the example date Tuesday, September 29, 2026. It changes to today's date when the page loads.
Days until Christmas: 87. From September 29, 2026, there are 87 days until Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Where is Christmas on the calendar?
How to calculate
Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next Christmas, with its date and day of the week.
Example with the default inputs (Count from September 29, 2026) on the example date Tuesday, September 29, 2026: From September 29, 2026, there are 87 days until Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Method: Find the first date of Christmas on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.
- Christmas Day is December 25 every year.
- Start dates from January 1, 1986 to December 31, 2400 work, because the US federal holiday rules used here start in 1986.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before, the count is 1; on the day itself, it is 0.
- Dates are calendar days with no time of day, so a time zone or a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.
- When the date falls on a weekend, the US federal day off moves to the Friday before or the Monday after; the count is to the date itself.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Count from 2026-01-01 gives Date 2026-12-25, Days until Christmas 358.Source: 5 U.S.C. 6103 (federal holidays), with OPM federal holiday schedules
- Count from 2026-12-26 gives Date 2027-12-25, Days until Christmas 364.Source: 5 U.S.C. 6103 (federal holidays), with OPM federal holiday schedules
Other questions people ask
When is Christmas 2026?
Christmas 2026 is on Friday, December 25, 2026.
When is Christmas 2027?
Christmas 2027 is on Saturday, December 25, 2027. It falls on a Saturday, so the US federal day off is Friday, December 24, 2027.
How is the date of Christmas set?
Christmas Day is December 25 every year. Source: 5 U.S.C. 6103 (federal holidays), with OPM federal holiday schedules.
How are the days until Christmas counted?
From the start date (today, unless you change it) to the date, without counting the start date. The day before, the count is 1; on the day itself, it is 0; the day after, the count moves on to the next Christmas.