# Days until May 1

Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next May 1, with its day of the week.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-may-1
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-may-1.json
- Version: b2f127ce1606

## Default answer

Example with the default inputs (Count from September 30, 2026) on the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026: From September 30, 2026, there are 213 days until May 1 on Saturday, May 1, 2027.

## Inputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| from | Count from | The date to count from. Today, unless you change it. |

## Outputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| days | Days until May 1 | Whole days from the start date to the next May 1; 0 on the day itself. |
| date | Date | The next May 1 on or after the start date. |
| weekday | Day of the week | The weekday of that date. |
| weeks | In weeks | The same number of days in weeks and days. |

## Method

Find the first May 1 on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.

## Assumptions

- May 1 comes every year, so the count is never more than 365 days.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before May 1, the count is 1; on May 1 itself, it is 0.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work for the count to May 1, the range the date field accepts.
- Today is the date on your own device, so the count to May 1 changes at midnight where you are. Dates are whole calendar days, so a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.

## Worked examples

1. from = 2027-05-01 gives date = 2027-05-01, days = 0. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).
2. from = 2027-01-01 gives date = 2027-05-01, days = 120. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).
3. from = 2027-05-02 gives date = 2028-05-01, days = 365. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).

## FAQ

### What day of the week is May 1?

Friday, May 1, 2026; Saturday, May 1, 2027; Monday, May 1, 2028. The weekday of May 1 moves on one day a year, or two when a February 29 falls between.

### What day of the year is May 1?

May 1 is day 121 of a common year and day 122 of a leap year, such as 2028. Either way, 244 days of the year come after it.

### What season is May 1 in?

In the Northern Hemisphere, May 1 is in spring in every year from 2026 to 2035; in the Southern Hemisphere, it is autumn. Seasons here start on the astronomical equinoxes and solstices, dated in US Eastern Time.

### Is May 1 a US federal holiday?

No. No US federal holiday falls on May 1. The next one in the calendar after May 1 is Memorial Day, which falls between May 25 and May 31.

### How are the days until May 1 counted?

From the start date to May 1, without counting the start date: from April 30 the count is 1, and on May 1 it is 0. The day after, it moves on to the next May 1: from May 2, 2026, that is May 1, 2027, 364 days away.

## Sources

- 5 U.S.C. 6103 (federal holidays; weekend rule in 6103(b) and Executive Order 11582). Checked against OPM holiday schedules.
- Equinoxes and solstices: Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms (2nd ed., 1998), chapter 27, checked against the US Naval Observatory.