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How Many Days Until Labor Day?

Count the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next US Labor Day, the first Monday of September.

What this tool does

Count the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next US Labor Day, the first Monday of September. You fill in these fields: Count from. It shows days until Labor Day, date of Labor Day, and weeks and days.

Inputs

  • Count from: A date. Starts as today's date. Defaults to today. Change it to count from another day.

How to use

  1. Pick a date for "Count from".
  2. Read the result: days until Labor Day, date of Labor Day, and weeks and days. It appears once every required field has a valid value.

Worked examples

Example 1. Inputs:

  • Count from: September 4, 2026

Results:

  • Days until Labor Day: 3 days
  • Date of Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
  • Weeks and days: 0 weeks, 3 days

How this is worked out: September 1, 2026 is a Tuesday, so the first Monday is September 7. September 7 - September 4 = 3 days.

Example 2. Inputs:

  • Count from: September 7, 2026

Results:

  • Days until Labor Day: 0 days
  • Date of Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
  • Weeks and days: 0 weeks, 0 days
  • Note: Labor Day is the day you picked, so there are 0 days to go.

How this is worked out: 2026-09-07 is itself the first Monday of September, so the count is 0.

Example 3. Inputs:

  • Count from: September 8, 2026

Results:

  • Days until Labor Day: 363 days
  • Date of Labor Day: Monday, September 6, 2027
  • Weeks and days: 51 weeks, 6 days

How this is worked out: Labor Day 2026 has passed. September 1, 2027 is a Wednesday (2026-09-01 is a Tuesday and 365 days is 52 weeks plus 1 day), so the first Monday is September 6. 2026-09-08 to 2027-09-08 is 365 days; September 6 is 2 days earlier: 365 - 2 = 363.

Example 4. Inputs:

  • Count from: August 25, 2025

Results:

  • Days until Labor Day: 7 days
  • Date of Labor Day: Monday, September 1, 2025
  • Weeks and days: 1 week, 0 days

How this is worked out: September 1, 2025 is a Monday, so it is the first Monday and Labor Day. August 25 to August 31 is 6 days, plus 1 = 7.

Where this comes from

The next stated weekday of a month. Finds the next date, the start date included, that is the stated occurrence of a weekday in a month: the first to fifth, or the last (-1) to fifth from last. A year that has no such day, such as a fifth Friday, is skipped. Source: The Gregorian calendar: month lengths, the leap year rule (every fourth year, except century years not divisible by 400) and the seven-day week.

Labor Day. The first Monday of September, the rule in the United States and Canada. Source: As stated on the reviewed page this entry was made from (reviewed 2026-10-08). No document was fetched.

Limitations

  • Counts whole calendar days and ignores time zones and the time of day.
  • The start date comes from your device's date when the page opens.
  • Uses the Gregorian calendar only.
  • Counts to the first Monday of September, the US and Canadian rule. Other countries' labor holidays are not covered.

FAQs

Q: How is the date worked out?
A: The date is the stated occurrence of a weekday in a month, such as the third Sunday of June or the last Monday of May, found from the calendar for each year.
Q: What if the date I pick is Labor Day?
A: The tool shows 0 days and says so. It does not skip ahead to next year.
Q: What if Labor Day has already passed this year?
A: It counts to Labor Day of the following year.
Q: Can I count from a date other than today?
A: Yes. Change the Count from date. It starts as today's date.
Q: When is Labor Day?
A: In the United States, Labor Day is the first Monday of September, so its date changes from year to year between September 1 and September 7.
Q: Does this work for Canada?
A: Canada also keeps Labor Day on the first Monday of September, so the date is the same. Other countries mark a workers' holiday on different days and are not covered.

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