Countdown to a Date

Pick a holiday, Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving, Easter and more, or type your own date and event, and the countdown runs live in days, hours, minutes and seconds, with the time left in weeks and in sleeps beneath. Holidays that move, such as Thanksgiving and Easter, are worked out for each year, and a holiday rolls on to next year once it has passed. Copy a link to share your own countdown, and switch to full screen for a big display.

How it works

Countdown to a Date is a web page that does its work on your own device. Everything you type or choose is worked out by your browser and never sent to a server, so nothing is stored and there is nothing to delete. There is no account, no sign-up and no limit on how often you use it.

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How the countdown works

The countdown takes the date you pick, at midnight where you are unless you give a time, and subtracts the time on your device, four times a second. Because it uses your device's clock and time zone, two people in different places each count to their own local midnight, which is what you want for a holiday. For an event at one moment everywhere, such as a livestream, set the time and tell people your time zone when you share the link.

Holidays that move

Days, weeks and sleeps

Under the clock, the time left is also given in weeks and days, and in sleeps, the number of nights before the day, which is how children count to Christmas. On the day itself the countdown says so, and once the day is over a holiday rolls on to next year. For the number of days between any two dates, or working days only, use the Date Difference Calculator.

What it does

• Live days, hours, minutes and seconds
• Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving, Easter and other holidays
• Moving holidays worked out each year
• Your own event and date, with an optional time
• A link to share your countdown
• Weeks and sleeps until the day
• Full screen, and the time left in the tab title

Questions

How many days until Christmas?

Open this page: the countdown to Christmas runs live at the top, in days, hours, minutes and seconds, and in sleeps.

When is Thanksgiving this year?

Thanksgiving in the US is the fourth Thursday of November. Tap Thanksgiving to see this year's date and the time left.

Can I count down to my own date?

Yes. Open Count down to your own date, type what is happening and the date, and add a time if it matters. Copy link shares it.

Does the countdown use my time zone?

Yes. It counts to midnight, or the time you set, in the time zone of the device it is opened on.

What are sleeps?

The number of nights left before the day, the way children count down to Christmas.

Is anything sent anywhere?

No. The countdown runs in your browser. A link you copy holds the date and name in the address itself; nothing is stored by us.

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