Business Days Calculator

Count weekdays between two dates and skip the US federal holidays listed for 2024 through 2030.

Smart Tips

• Saturday and Sunday are skipped.

• Both the start and the end count when they are business days.

• A holiday that falls on Saturday is taken on Friday. A Sunday holiday is taken on Monday.

• July 4, 2026 is a Saturday, so Friday, July 3, 2026 is the skipped holiday.

• Inauguration Day is not in the list. It applies only in the Washington, DC, area.

• The visible table is the OPM schedule for 2024 through 2030.

The Formula

business days = weekdays in the closed range − federal holidays on those weekdays

closedStart and end both count when they qualify.

weekendSaturday and Sunday.

observeSaturday holiday moves to Friday. Sunday holiday moves to Monday.

OPMPublished observed dates for 2024–2030. Inauguration Day is excluded.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 through Friday, July 3, 2026 is 2 business days because July 3 is the observed Independence Day.

Key Insights

Inclusive ends

Monday through Friday of a holiday-free week is 5 business days.

Observed day

The weekday people have off is the day that is skipped, not the weekend date itself.

Named source

The table matches the OPM pages for 2024 through 2030.

Separate from dates

Plain calendar spans, including weekends, stay on the date calculator.

US Federal Holidays, 2024–2030

Observed dates from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under 5 U.S.C. § 6103. Inauguration Day is omitted. New Year’s Day 2028 is observed on Friday, December 31, 2027.

Year	Observed date	Holiday

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, when each one is a Monday–Friday date and not an observed federal holiday. A Saturday that is both the start and the end counts as 0. A normal Monday that is the only day counts as 1.

New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, on the observed weekday. The table shows 2024 through 2030.

A Saturday holiday is observed on the Friday before. A Sunday holiday is observed on the Monday after. July 4, 2026 falls on Saturday, so Friday, July 3, 2026 is the day removed from the count.

No. OPM limits that holiday to federal employees in the Washington, DC, area. It is not removed for a nationwide business-day count, including January 20, 2025.

The count is negative. Monday, January 5, 2026 through Friday, January 9, 2026 is 5. The reverse span is −5.

The dates for 2024 through 2030 are the observed federal holidays published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under 5 U.S.C. § 6103. A Saturday holiday is observed Friday and a Sunday holiday is observed Monday. www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/

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Business days

Enter two dates to count business days

Days apart

Weekend days

Holidays skipped

Note:Weekends are Saturday and Sunday. Holidays are the OPM observed federal holidays for 2024–2030 under 5 U.S.C. § 6103. Inauguration Day is not included. Both ends count when they are business days.