How many days till Christmas? 🎅
If you want to check whether Christmas is just around the corner, use our days until Christmas calculator. No need to type or change anything to figure out how many days until Christmas — the tool is already set to show how many days from today Christmas is. But you can pick any other day of the year too, and the calculator will display the full days till Christmas in the blink of an eye. Isn't it awesome?!
The tool may be useful for planning your Christmas preparations — from cleaning the house to baking gingerbread cookies or making salt dough ornaments for your unique Christmas tree. If you're curious about what day Christmas is, don't wait any longer. Scroll down!
What day is Christmas?
Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25. In 2018 it fell on a Tuesday, and in 2019 on a Wednesday. Our calculator also tells you which day of the week your next Christmas lands on — so if you're curious about what day in 2030 Christmas will be, we'll help you with that task (it's a Wednesday, by the way).
If you are curious about the time between two different days — not necessarily Christmas day — a plain day counter is the tool to reach for. This calculator focuses on the countdown to the 25th.
Western and Orthodox Christmas
For Western Christian churches, Christmas is always on December 25th. For Eastern Orthodox churches that continue to use the Julian calendar, Christmas takes place on January 7 on the Gregorian calendar. Use the drop-down to switch between the two and count down to whichever one you celebrate.
How do I calculate the remaining days until Christmas?
To calculate the days left until Christmas by hand, follow these steps:
- If Christmas occurs in the current month, subtract the current date from 25. The result is the number of days until Christmas.
- Otherwise, write down the number of days left in the current month.
- Add 25 to this number.
- Add the number of days in each month between the current month and December. For example, if counting from July, you would add the number of days in August, September, October, and November.
- The result is the number of days until Christmas.
Our calculator does all of this for you automatically, and also breaks the countdown down into weeks, hours, minutes, and seconds.
Other winter
Christmas is coming, and so is winter! If you're living in the northern hemisphere and a temperate climate, that means SNOW! ❄️ You might also enjoy checking:
- a White Christmas calculator to see how probable a white Christmas is in your city;
- a snow load calculator to determine when you need to shovel your roof; and
- a sled ride calculator to find the speed and distance of your ride.
FAQ
How many days between Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Between 27 and 33 days. In the U.S., Thanksgiving takes place on the fourth Thursday of November, while Christmas is always on December 25th. The shortest interval between Thanksgiving and Christmas is 27 days, while the longest is 33 days. When you count down to a Western Christmas, this calculator also shows the exact gap for that year.
Is Christmas always on December 25th?
Yes, for Western Christian churches. For Eastern Orthodox churches, which continue to use the Julian calendar, Christmas takes place on January 7 on the Gregorian calendar.
How many days until Christmas from today?
The calculator is preset to count from today, so the big number at the top of the results is exactly how many full days are left until the next December 25th. Change the "count from" date to plan around any other starting point.