Does this account for public holidays?

No — it counts weekdays only. If your timeline needs to exclude specific holidays too, subtract those days manually from the result.

Why do businesses quote timelines in business days?

Because most offices, banks, and shipping carriers don't operate on weekends, so a 'business day' more accurately reflects when work is actually being done on your request.

Business Days Calculator

Count the number of business days (weekdays) between two dates, or find the date a set number of business days from today.

Mode

Start dateEnd date

Enter both a start and end date.

How It Works

Skipping weekends

Business days count only Monday through Friday, skipping every Saturday and Sunday — useful for estimating shipping times, project deadlines, or processing windows quoted in business days.

Example

From Monday to the following Monday is 5 business days, since the weekend in between doesn't count.

Common Mistakes

Forgetting public holidays — this calculator counts weekdays only and doesn't automatically exclude holidays, which many real-world processing windows also skip.
Assuming 'business days' and 'calendar days' are interchangeable — a quote of '5 business days' can span a full calendar week or more depending on where the weekend falls.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this account for public holidays?: No — it counts weekdays only. If your timeline needs to exclude specific holidays too, subtract those days manually from the result.
Why do businesses quote timelines in business days?: Because most offices, banks, and shipping carriers don't operate on weekends, so a 'business day' more accurately reflects when work is actually being done on your request.