Written and maintained by DeadlineDaysReviewed on August 1, 2026
This example counts 21 business days from Jun 1 through Jun 30, 2026 for a U.S. Monday-Friday schedule with Juneteenth excluded.
Count eligible workdays across a date range.
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Example for the United States with a Monday-Friday schedule, excluding federal public holidays. Use the calculator below to change country, include-start/end rules, and company holidays.
Example assumptions: United States, Saturday/Sunday weekend, Juneteenth excluded, start and end dates included.
Calculate business days between two dates by country, excluding weekends, public holidays, and custom holidays. No login required.
No login. No database. Calculator inputs are not stored on a server.
Use this calculator for project deadlines, invoice payment windows, SLA planning, payroll cutoffs, and other date ranges where weekends and holidays matter. The calculation runs in your browser and your inputs are not stored on a server.
How counting works
For a date range, confirm whether the first and last dates count, then review which weekdays, public holidays, and company closures were removed.
Business Days Calculation RulesPublic holiday data
Data status: Source review record (US 2026)
Add regional, employer, company, bank, carrier, or contract closures as custom holidays when they govern this calculation.
Planning reference only. Confirm day 0/day 1, contract start/end inclusion rules, official calendars, company holiday policy, and other governing calendars before relying on this business-day count.
Compare including the first date as day 0 with beginning the count after it as day 1, then inspect every included or excluded date.
Fixed example: June 18-22, 2026, with Juneteenth and Saturday/Sunday excluded.
| Date | Boundary | Decision | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | Start | Excluded | Endpoint setting |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Inside range | Excluded | Holiday |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Inside range | Excluded | Non-working weekday |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Inside range | Excluded | Non-working weekday |
| Jun 22, 2026 | End | Included | Business day |
Compare including the first date as day 0 with beginning the count after it as day 1, then inspect every included or excluded date.
| Scenario | Start treatment | Reason | Business days | First counted date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Included | Business day | 2 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Day 1 | Excluded | Endpoint setting | 1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
Reverse range
When the later date is entered first, the calculator orders the dates chronologically before applying the start and end inclusion settings.
DeadlineDays starts with the calendar dates in the selected range, applies your include-start and include-end settings, then removes non-working days.
A useful range total should explain what qualified as a working date instead of presenting one unexplained number.
These examples show why the same pair of dates can produce a different workday total when the governing calendar or inclusion rule changes.
Useful when estimating a delivery window for a project plan or client commitment.
This helps finance teams review practical payment windows without treating weekends as workdays.
Use the result as a planning reference before confirming dates against policies or contracts.
This page is best for date ranges where weekends, public holidays, and custom company holidays change the answer.
Estimate how many workdays remain before a client delivery or internal milestone.
Count working days while keeping the country and holiday assumptions visible.
Add custom holidays when your organization has closure days beyond public holidays.
Confirm both boundary-date settings, the selected non-working weekdays, holiday coverage, and any company closure before using the total in a contract or schedule.
A business day is a date that is not excluded by the selected non-working days or holiday settings.
Public holidays are excluded when the public holiday toggle is enabled and holiday data can be loaded for the selected country.
Yes. Turn on Include start date to count the start date when it is a business day.
Weekend days are already excluded, so the same date is not double-counted as both a weekend and a holiday.
Yes. Add custom holidays one per line using YYYY-MM-DD and an optional name.
No. It is a general date planning tool. Verify critical deadlines with official calendars, policies, contracts, or advisors.
This calculator is a general date planning tool and is not legal, accounting, payroll, tax, employment, shipping, or contractual advice. Verify important dates with official sources or qualified professionals.