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Business Days Calculator

Count working days between two dates without weekends and your holidays, or find the date N business days before or after a date.

Deadlines, delivery estimates, notice periods and payment terms are often counted in business days, not calendar days. The Business Days Calculator counts the working days between two dates, skipping weekends and any holidays you add, and also shows how many calendar days, weekend days and holidays fall in the period. Choose whether to count the start and end dates.

Switch to Add business days to find the date that is a number of working days after — or, with a negative number, before — a given date: "10 business days from today" or "5 working days before the deadline". The weekend can be Saturday and Sunday, Friday and Saturday (common in the Middle East), Sunday only or Friday only. Holidays you add are kept in the page link, so you can bookmark your list.

How to use Business Days Calculator

  1. Choose Business days between dates or Add business days.
  2. Enter the start date, and the end date or the number of business days.
  3. Choose your weekend and add any public holidays or days off.
  4. Read the business days or the resulting date.

Features

  • Working days between two dates, with or without the start and end dates.
  • Date N business days before or after a date.
  • Weekend options: Sat–Sun, Fri–Sat, Sunday only, Friday only.
  • Your own list of holidays and days off.
  • Calendar days, weekend days and holidays shown separately.
  • Holidays saved in the link for bookmarking; nothing sent anywhere.

How business days are counted

Each day in the period is checked: weekend days and the holidays you added are skipped, the rest are business days. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. By default both the start and end dates are counted when they are working days — Monday 12 to Friday 23 October 2026 is 10 business days — and you can switch either off.

ExampleResult
Mon 12 Oct to Fri 23 Oct 2026, both counted10 business days, 12 calendar days
Same, with Wed 14 Oct as a holiday9 business days
1 business day after Friday 16 Oct 2026Monday 19 Oct 2026
10 business days after Mon 12 Oct 2026, holiday 14 OctTuesday 27 Oct 2026

Adding business days

When adding business days, the start date itself is not counted: one business day after a Friday is the following Monday, and one business day after a Monday is Tuesday. This matches how shipping estimates and contract terms such as "within 5 business days" are usually read. Enter a negative number to count backwards, for example to find the last day to send a notice that must arrive 10 working days before a deadline.

Holidays and weekends around the world

Public holidays differ by country, region and even company, so the calculator doesn't guess them: add the ones that apply to you, such as national holidays, a company shutdown or your own days off. Most countries have a Saturday–Sunday weekend; several countries in the Middle East use Friday–Saturday, and some workplaces work six days a week with only Sunday or Friday off. The weekend option covers these patterns.

Business days vs calendar days

Some deadlines use calendar days, which count every day including weekends and holidays — for those, use the Date Difference Calculator. Legal deadlines can have special rules, such as moving to the next working day when they fall on a weekend; check the rules that apply to you. For payroll, a year has about 260 weekdays before holidays, which is a handy reference for daily rates.

Frequently asked questions

How many business days are between two dates?

Enter both dates, choose your weekend and add any holidays; the calculator counts the working days.

Does it include public holidays?

Only the ones you add. Holidays vary by country and region, so add the dates that apply to you.

Is the start date counted?

When counting between dates, by default yes if it is a working day; you can switch it off. When adding business days, the start date is not counted.

How do I add 10 business days to a date?

Choose Add business days, enter the date and 10, and read the result.

Can I use a Friday–Saturday weekend?

Yes. Choose it in the Weekend list; Sunday-only and Friday-only weekends are also available.

Are my holidays saved?

They are kept in the page link, so you can bookmark it. Nothing is stored on a server.

How many working days are in a year?

About 260 weekdays with a Saturday–Sunday weekend, minus your public holidays.

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