# Days until October 14

Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next October 14, with its day of the week.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-october-14
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-october-14.json
- Version: 835d8d13f5c2

## 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 14 days until October 14 on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

## Inputs

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

## Outputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| days | Days until October 14 | Whole days from the start date to the next October 14; 0 on the day itself. |
| date | Date | The next October 14 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 October 14 on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.

## Assumptions

- October 14 comes every year, so the count is never more than 365 days.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before October 14, the count is 1; on October 14 itself, it is 0.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work for the count to October 14, the range the date field accepts.
- Today is the date on your own device, so the count to October 14 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 = 2027-10-14 gives date = 2027-10-14, 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 = 2027-10-14, days = 286. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).
3. from = 2027-10-15 gives date = 2028-10-14, 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 October 14?

Wednesday, October 14, 2026; Thursday, October 14, 2027; Saturday, October 14, 2028. The weekday of October 14 moves on one day a year, or two when a February 29 falls between.

### What day of the year is October 14?

October 14 is day 287 of a common year and day 288 of a leap year, such as 2028. Either way, 78 days of the year come after it.

### What season is October 14 in?

In the Northern Hemisphere, October 14 is in fall in every year from 2026 to 2035; in the Southern Hemisphere, it is spring. Seasons here start on the astronomical equinoxes and solstices, dated in US Eastern Time.

### Is October 14 a US federal holiday?

In some years. Columbus Day, a US federal holiday that moves with the weekday, falls on October 14 in 2030, 2041, and 2047.

### How are the days until October 14 counted?

From the start date to October 14, without counting the start date: from October 13 the count is 1, and on October 14 it is 0. The day after, it moves on to the next October 14: from October 15, 2026, that is October 14, 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.