Days Between Dates

Find the total number of days between a start and end date.

Leap-year accurate · Inclusive counting · On your device

Your dates stay on your device

In practice

What you can count on

Specification

How to

1
Select a Start Date
Use the first calendar picker to choose the beginning of the period.
2
Select an End Date
Use the second calendar picker for the end of the period. You can also choose whether to include this day in the count.
3
Read the Day Count
The total appears at once, with weekdays, weekend days and whole weeks underneath it.

Questions

By default, it counts full days between the dates. An option lets you include the end day for an inclusive count.

Yes, the calculation correctly includes February 29th in leap years, ensuring the day count is always accurate across any date range.

It splits the span for you: weekdays and weekend days are listed under the total. Public holidays are not taken into account.

Background

Select a start and end date to instantly see the number of days in that period. You can choose to include the end date for an inclusive range.

By default, this tool calculates the number of full 24-hour periods between the start and end dates, which excludes the end date itself.
The 'include end date' option is useful for planning. An event from Monday to Friday is 5 days long with this option selected.

Specification of the Days Between Dates tool
What you enter	A from date and a to date.
End-day counting	A checkbox counts the end day as a full day. It starts off.
What comes back	Days, weekdays, weekend days, and weeks to two decimal places.
How many at once	One date range at a time.
Where it runs	Everything happens in your browser tab. The dates never leave the device.
Price	Free
Account required	No

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