Working Days Calculator
How many working days a date range holds — or what date lands N working days out. Weekends default to Saturday–Sunday but are yours to redefine, and holidays are a list you paste, because no calculator should pretend to know your country's calendar better than you.
The deadline arithmetic contracts actually use
Calendar days are easy and nearly useless: obligations, notice periods and deliveries run on working days, and the difference compounds fast — thirty calendar days is only about twenty-two working ones. The count here walks the actual days, sorting each into working, weekend or holiday, so the three numbers always reconcile to the calendar total.
The reverse direction — a date N working days out — is the same walk forward, and it is the one to trust over mental arithmetic: every weekend and every holiday it crosses moves the landing date, and mental arithmetic reliably drops one.
Frequently asked questions
Are both endpoint days counted?
Yes — the range is inclusive of both ends, the convention deadlines and payroll use: Monday to Friday of one week is five working days. If your contract counts exclusively, shift one endpoint by a day; the tool states its convention so you can translate.
Why must I paste holidays myself?
Because holiday calendars differ by country, year, region and even employer — and Azerbaijan moves days around Novruz by decree annually. A tool that shipped a hardcoded list would be silently wrong somewhere every month. Your pasted list is authoritative and visible.
How does 'N working days from a date' count?
Day one is the next working day after the start — the way courts and contracts read it. Friday plus one working day is Monday; plus three is Wednesday. A holiday on the way pushes everything past it, which is exactly the answer the deadline question needs.
What is the Friday–Saturday weekend option for?
Several countries in the region keep it, and mixed teams plan across both conventions daily. The Sunday-only option covers six-day work weeks. Changing the pattern recounts everything — including which of your pasted holidays even matter, since a holiday on a weekend is not double-counted.
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