Days until Thursday
Thursday is the fifth day of the week on a US calendar, which starts on Sunday, and day 4 of the ISO week, which starts on Monday. The count starts from today’s date; pick another date to count from it instead.
- Days until Thursday
- 1
From September 30, 2026, there is 1 day until Thursday, October 1, 2026.
- Next Thursday
- October 1, 2026
- The Thursday after
- October 8, 2026
Answer for the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026. It changes to today's date when the page loads.
Days until Thursday: 1. From September 30, 2026, there is 1 day until Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Where is the next Thursday?
How to calculate
Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next Thursday, with its date and the Thursday after it.
Example with the default inputs (Count from September 30, 2026) on the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026: From September 30, 2026, there is 1 day until Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Method: Days until Thursday = (4 − the start date’s weekday + 7) mod 7, with Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, …, Saturday = 6.
- On a Thursday, the count is 0; the Thursday after is 7 days away.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before, the count is 1.
- Dates are calendar days with no time of day, so a time zone or a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Count from 2026-09-28 gives Next Thursday 2026-10-01, Days until Thursday 3.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
- Count from 2026-12-31 gives Next Thursday 2026-12-31, Days until Thursday 0.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
- Count from 2028-02-27 gives Next Thursday 2028-03-02, Days until Thursday 4.Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years)
Other questions people ask
How many days until Thursday from each day of the week?
From Monday, 3; from Tuesday, 2; from Wednesday, 1; from Thursday, 0; from Friday, 6; from Saturday, 5; from Sunday, 4. On a Thursday the count is 0, and the Thursday after is 7 days away.
What if today is Thursday?
Then the count is 0, because the next Thursday on or after today is today. The page also shows the Thursday after it, 7 days later.
How many Thursdays are in a year?
A year of 365 days is 52 weeks and 1 day, so the weekday of January 1 comes 53 times and every other weekday 52 times; in a leap year, the weekdays of January 1 and 2 come 53 times. 2026 has 53 Thursdays, and 2027 has 52.
How are the days until Thursday counted?
From the start date (today, unless you change it) to the next Thursday, without counting the start date, in calendar days. Weekends and holidays count like any other day.