Days until December 24
December 24 falls on a Thursday in 2026 and a Friday in 2027. The count runs from today’s date on your device to the next December 24; pick another date to count from it instead.
- Days until December 24
- 85
From September 30, 2026, there are 85 days until December 24 on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
- Date
- Thursday, December 24, 2026
- Day of the week
- Thursday
- In weeks
- 12 weeks and 1 day
Answer for the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026. It changes to today's date when the page loads.
Days until December 24: 85. From September 30, 2026, there are 85 days until December 24 on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
Where is December 24 on the calendar?
How to calculate
Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next December 24, with its day of the week.
Example with the default inputs (Count from September 30, 2026) on the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026: From September 30, 2026, there are 85 days until December 24 on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
Method: Find the first December 24 on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.
- December 24 comes every year, so the count is never more than 365 days.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before December 24, the count is 1; on December 24 itself, it is 0.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work for the count to December 24, the range the date field accepts.
- Today is the date on your own device, so the count to December 24 changes at midnight where you are. Dates are whole calendar days, so a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Count from 2027-12-24 gives Date 2027-12-24, Days until December 24 0.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
- Count from 2027-01-01 gives Date 2027-12-24, Days until December 24 357.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
- Count from 2027-12-25 gives Date 2028-12-24, Days until December 24 365.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
Other questions people ask
What day of the week is December 24?
Thursday, December 24, 2026; Friday, December 24, 2027; Sunday, December 24, 2028. The weekday of December 24 moves on one day a year, or two when a February 29 falls between.
What day of the year is December 24?
December 24 is day 358 of a common year and day 359 of a leap year, such as 2028. Either way, 7 days of the year come after it.
What season is December 24 in?
In the Northern Hemisphere, December 24 is in winter in every year from 2026 to 2035; in the Southern Hemisphere, it is summer. Seasons here start on the astronomical equinoxes and solstices, dated in US Eastern Time.
Is December 24 a US federal holiday?
In some years. December 24 is the federal day off for Christmas Day when December 25 falls on a Saturday, as on Friday, December 24, 2027.
How are the days until December 24 counted?
From the start date to December 24, without counting the start date: from December 23 the count is 1, and on December 24 it is 0. The day after, it moves on to the next December 24: from December 25, 2026, that is December 24, 2027, 364 days away.