# Days until May 15

Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next May 15, with its day of the week.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-may-15
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-may-15.json
- Version: 101e505863a4

## 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 227 days until May 15 on Saturday, May 15, 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 15 | Whole days from the start date to the next May 15; 0 on the day itself. |
| date | Date | The next May 15 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 15 on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.

## Assumptions

- May 15 comes every year, so the count is never more than 365 days.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before May 15, the count is 1; on May 15 itself, it is 0.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work for the count to May 15, the range the date field accepts.
- Today is the date on your own device, so the count to May 15 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 = 2027-05-15 gives date = 2027-05-15, 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 = 2027-05-15, days = 134. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).
3. from = 2027-05-16 gives date = 2028-05-15, 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 15?

Friday, May 15, 2026; Saturday, May 15, 2027; Monday, May 15, 2028. The weekday of May 15 moves on one day a year, or two when a February 29 falls between.

### What day of the year is May 15?

May 15 is day 135 of a common year and day 136 of a leap year, such as 2028. Either way, 230 days of the year come after it.

### What season is May 15 in?

In the Northern Hemisphere, May 15 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 15 a US federal holiday?

No. No US federal holiday falls on May 15. The next one in the calendar after May 15 is Memorial Day, which falls between May 25 and May 31.

### How are the days until May 15 counted?

From the start date to May 15, without counting the start date: from May 14 the count is 1, and on May 15 it is 0. The day after, it moves on to the next May 15: from May 16, 2026, that is May 15, 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.