Selected holiday countdown
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Daylight saving time is handled by the browser's time zone data for the selected zone.
Each card uses the selected time zone and target mode.
Date: Friday, December 25, 2026.
Countdown target: Christmas Day begins at 00:00 in your selected time zone unless you choose end-of-day or a custom time.
Use the Christmas countdown for gift planning, travel dates, family events, and school or workplace holiday schedules.
Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Countdown target: Halloween starts at 00:00 in the selected time zone by default.
The Halloween timer rolls forward to the next October 31 once the selected target time has passed.
Date: Thursday, December 31, 2026.
Countdown target: Choose start for the date itself or end for the final second before 2027.
This is useful when you want either the calendar date or the midnight celebration framing.
Date: Friday, January 1, 2027.
Countdown target: The start of January 1 in the selected time zone.
New Year's Day automatically rolls to the next year after January 1 has started.
Date: Thursday, November 26, 2026.
Countdown target: The fourth Thursday in November for the United States.
The Thanksgiving countdown is rule-based, so future years are calculated from the holiday rule rather than a fixed date.
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2027.
Countdown target: Western Easter Sunday in the selected time zone.
Easter is movable, so the tool calculates the date for each year before choosing the next occurrence.
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2027.
Countdown target: February 14 at the selected target time.
The Valentine's Day countdown uses the fixed February 14 date and rolls forward each year.
Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026.
Countdown target: July 4 in the selected time zone.
This countdown is labeled for the United States and follows the fixed July 4 holiday date.
Date: Friday, November 27, 2026.
Countdown target: The day after U.S. Thanksgiving.
Black Friday is calculated from Thanksgiving, so it updates correctly when Thanksgiving shifts by year.
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2027.
Countdown target: The second Sunday in May for the United States.
Mother's Day varies by country; this page labels the U.S. rule and keeps other country rules out of that countdown.
Planning for a celebration feels better when you can see the countdown. This Holiday Countdown calculator shows the time remaining until popular holidays, updating in real time so you always know how many days, hours, and minutes are left. It is a simple way to keep track of upcoming dates and build excitement for events that matter to you or your community.
The calculator covers fixed-date holidays, rule-based holidays, and selected calendar-based observances with clearly labeled country or tradition notes. Use the time zone selector when you need a countdown for another place, and use the start, end, or custom-time target when the exact interpretation matters.
Real-world uses include planning holiday travel, setting reminders for gift shopping, timing marketing campaigns, or simply tracking the next big celebration. Teachers might use it to count down to school breaks, while event planners can keep a live timer on screen. It also works well for personal milestones such as anniversaries or vacations, thanks to the custom date feature.
Each countdown is tied to the selected time zone. Daylight saving time changes are applied by the browser's time zone database, so a countdown to New York, London, or Sydney can differ from a local countdown even when the holiday date is the same.
target local datetime - current datetime = remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds
The target local datetime is the selected holiday date in the selected time zone, combined with the chosen target time: 00:00 for start, 23:59:59 for end, or your custom time. The current datetime is converted to the same time zone before the remaining duration is displayed.
If the selected target has already passed, the tool rolls to the next occurrence. Fixed holidays roll to the next year, Leap Day rolls to the next leap year, and movable holidays such as Thanksgiving, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday are calculated from their annual rules.
Calendar-based holidays such as Lunar New Year, Diwali, Hanukkah, Ramadan, and Eid al-Fitr use supported date tables and may vary by country, tradition, moon sighting, or local announcement. The displayed day count does not count the current partial day as a full day; it appears in the hours, minutes, and seconds.
Select Christmas or open ?h=christmas. The hero answer shows the next Christmas countdown with days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
Select Halloween or open ?h=halloween. The timer counts to October 31 in the active time zone.
Select New Year's Eve. Use the end-of-day target if you want the countdown to the final second before New Year's Day.
No. The day number is the count of complete 24-hour periods remaining. Today's remaining time is shown as hours, minutes, and seconds.
The countdown automatically rolls to the next occurrence using the holiday's fixed date, rule, leap-year rule, or supported calendar table.
Common reasons are time zone, daylight saving time, start-versus-end target, custom target time, and local observance rules for movable holidays.
Yes. Choose local time, UTC, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, or another included city from the time zone selector.
