How Many Days Until Christmas?
There are 80 days until Christmas, on Friday, December 25, 2026. Christmas Day falls on December 25 every year. Use the live counter below to see exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds remain.
Countdown to Christmas
Friday, December 25, 2026Counting down to Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2026.
How we date Christmas
Christmas Day is fixed on 25 December every year.
Christmas dates for the next ten years
The weekday is the part that changes, and it is usually what people are actually checking. Every row below is computed from the rule above rather than typed in by hand.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Days from today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 December | Friday | 80 |
| 2027 | 25 December | Saturday | 445 |
| 2028 | 25 December | Monday | 811 |
| 2029 | 25 December | Tuesday | 1,176 |
| 2030 | 25 December | Wednesday | 1,541 |
| 2031 | 25 December | Thursday | 1,906 |
| 2032 | 25 December | Saturday | 2,272 |
| 2033 | 25 December | Sunday | 2,637 |
| 2034 | 25 December | Monday | 3,002 |
| 2035 | 25 December | Tuesday | 3,367 |
About the countdown to Christmas
Advent calendars turn the final stretch into a ritual of their own, counting off the last 24 days with a door a day, and many households start decorating weeks before that.
Because December 25 lands on a different weekday each year, retailers watch the countdown closely to plan the shopping calendar.
The counter above reads from your device clock and refreshes every second, so the days, hours, minutes and seconds always reflect the time remaining right now. The next Christmas falls in ISO week 52 of 2026. When the day arrives the page says so instead of showing a zero, and from the following day it moves its target to 2027, so the countdown never runs out of road.
Around the same time
These fall within a fortnight of Christmas, which is useful if you are planning around the date rather than only checking it.
| Event | Date | Relative to Christmas |
|---|---|---|
| the Winter Solstice | 21 December 2026 | 4 days before |
| Boxing Day | 26 December 2026 | 1 day after |
| New Year's Eve | 31 December 2026 | 6 days after |
| New Year's Day | 1 January 2027 | 7 days after |
Frequently asked questions
How many days until Christmas?
Christmas falls on Friday 25 December 2026. That is 80 days from Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The counter at the top of the page recalculates from your own device clock, so it is exact for your time zone.
What day of the week is Christmas this time?
The next Christmas falls on a Friday (Friday 25 December 2026). The weekday changes from year to year; the table on this page lists it for the next ten occurrences.
How is the date for Christmas decided?
Christmas Day is fixed on 25 December every year. Source: US Office of Personnel Management, federal holidays.
Does this countdown update every year?
Yes. Once Christmas passes, the page rolls its target forward to the next occurrence, so the countdown stays accurate without any manual updates. The ten-year table moves along with it.
Is the Christmas countdown based on my time zone?
The day count uses your device's local calendar date, not the server's. Christmas is treated as a whole calendar day rather than an instant, which is why the count matches the calendar on your wall wherever you are.
Count down to another event
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Dates verified on 2026-08-05. Page recalculated Tuesday, October 6, 2026.