Working Days Calculator

Calculate working days between two dates free online, excluding weekends. Real business-day counting for project deadlines, contracts, or leave planning.

Browser only -- excludes weekends, not public holidays.

How to Use This Tool

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Enter start and end datesYour project or deadline range
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Click CalculateReal weekday counting, excluding weekends
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See working days vs calendar daysBoth shown for comparison

Business Days, Not Calendar Days

A deadline specified in business days means something meaningfully different from the same number of calendar days -- weekends don't count, so 10 business days typically spans roughly 14 calendar days. This calculator counts actual weekdays (Monday-Friday) between two dates, the distinction that matters for contracts, deadlines, and leave planning.

What This Doesn't Account For

Public holidays vary by country and region, so this calculates standard weekday-based working days excluding weekends specifically -- for a calculation also excluding your local public holidays, you'd need to subtract those separately based on your specific location's calendar.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Calendar days count every single day between two dates. Working days specifically exclude Saturdays and Sundays, counting only Monday through Friday -- the distinction that matters for business deadlines, contract terms, and leave calculations.
This calculates standard weekday-based working days excluding weekends. Public holidays vary by country and even by region within a country, so accounting for them would require a location-specific holiday calendar beyond this general calculator's scope.
A contract specifying '10 business days' for a deliverable means something meaningfully different from '10 calendar days' -- roughly 14 calendar days would typically be needed to contain 10 actual working days, which matters for accurate deadline planning.
Yes, the calculation works identically regardless of how long the date range spans, correctly counting weekdays across any number of months or years between the two dates.
Project deadline planning specified in business days, calculating actual work time for billing purposes, or determining leave duration in working days rather than calendar days are all common practical applications.
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