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Business Days Calculator & Working Days Counter

Count the exact number of working days between two dates or add business days to compute contract deadlines, settlement dates, and shipping windows.

Calculate Working Days Between Two Dates

Measure the business interval skipping weekends and public holidays.

Initial calendar day
Target end point
Working Days Count
21 Business Days

out of 30 total calendar days

Calendar Days
30
Weekend Days
8
Holidays Excluded
1
Working Hours (8h/day)
168 hrs
Full Working Weeks
4.2

Standard Business Day Calculations

Legal & Financial Standards

In international business, civil law, and commerce, a business day (or working day) refers to any official workday where commercial banks and financial clearing houses are open for business. In the Western world, this spans Monday through Friday, excluding statutory government holidays.

Securities Settlement (T+1)
US and European financial securities settle on a T+1 business day basis, requiring exact weekend and bank holiday skipping.
Statutory Notice Periods
Court filings, tenant notice windows, and contractual cure periods often specify business days rather than calendar days.
Supply Chain & Freight
Standard freight transit times measure active carrier operating days, excluding Sunday linehauls.

US Federal Holidays Modeled

Official Observances
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Third Monday of January)
  • Washington's Birthday / Presidents' Day (Third Monday of February)
  • Memorial Day (Last Monday of May)
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Labor Day (First Monday of September)
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day (Second Monday of October)
  • Veterans Day (November 11)
  • Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday of November)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)

Frequently Asked Questions

Business Days & Working Day Rules

How many business days are in a year?

A typical calendar year has 52 weeks, yielding 260 weekdays (Monday through Friday) in a non-leap year or 261 weekdays in a leap year. After deducting the standard 10 or 11 official federal/bank holidays, a normal year contains approximately 249 to 251 business days.

What happens when a federal holiday falls on a weekend?

Under United States federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103), if a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is treated as the observed federal holiday for government offices and banks. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is treated as the observed holiday. Our calculator automatically factors in observed holiday dates.

Does Saturday count as a business day?

In standard commercial and banking practice, Saturday is not considered a business day. However, retail businesses and shipping couriers (like USPS or FedEx Home Delivery) frequently operate on Saturdays. You can uncheck "Exclude Weekends" if you operate on a 6-day or 7-day schedule.