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Date Calculator

Calculate days between two dates, or add/subtract days from a date.

Days Between Dates
0 days
Weeks
0.0
Months (approx)
0.0
Business Days (approx)
0
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How to use the Date Calculator

The Date Calculator is free and runs entirely in your browser — no sign-up, and nothing you enter leaves your device. It opens pre-filled with a realistic example, so you can see how it works before replacing any figure with your own; the results update as you type. Press Calculate to refresh the result panel, or Reset to return to the example.

The inputs it asks for:

  • Start Date — a calendar date.
  • End Date — a calendar date.

The formula

It converts both dates to a day count and subtracts them, then expresses the gap in weeks and approximate months and business days:

Days = End date − Start date
Weeks = Days ÷ 7   ·   Months ≈ Days ÷ 30.44   ·   Business days ≈ Days × 5/7
Months
uses 30.44, the average days per month across a year
Business days
≈ 5/7 of calendar days (weekends removed by ratio, holidays not)

Months and business days are approximations — real months run 28 to 31 days, and the business-day figure removes weekends by ratio but not public holidays. The day count itself is exact.

Worked example

Using the example values — Start Date 2026-08-12, End Date 2026-09-11 — the Date Calculator returns a Days Between Dates of 0 days. It also reports Weeks (0.0), Months (approx) (0.0), Business Days (approx) (0).

Prefer your own numbers? Change any field above and this recomputes instantly.

Key terms

Calendar days
Every day in the span, weekends and holidays included.
Business days
Weekdays only; this estimates them as 5/7 of the total.
Average month length
30.44 days, i.e. 365.25 ÷ 12, used for the month estimate.

Frequently asked questions

Is the day count exact?

Yes — it's a direct difference between the two dates. The weeks, months and business-day figures derived from it are approximations.

Are holidays removed from business days?

No — the estimate removes weekends by ratio (5/7) but not public holidays, so the true number of working days may be slightly lower.

Why is a month 30.44 days here?

That's the yearly average (365.25 ÷ 12). Using it avoids picking a specific 28–31-day month, at the cost of being approximate for any single month.

Educational information, not financial advice. See our methodology for how these tools are built and checked.