How to use the date calculator
Pick Add to go forward or Subtract to go back. Then choose Single unit for one amount, like 45 days, or Combined interval for something like 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days.
For a "from today" question, enter today's date as the start date. The calculator counts calendar days, so weekends and holidays are included.
- Choose Add or Subtract.
- Enter the start date.
- Pick Single unit or Combined interval.
- Type the amount and choose days, weeks, months or years.
- If months or years are involved, pick a month-end rule.
- Calculate and read the result date, weekday and calendar details.
Days, weeks and months from today
Here are common lookups from a start date of Monday, October 5, 2026. Swap in your own start date and the calculator does the same counting.
| Interval | Result date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days from today | November 4, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 90 days from today | January 3, 2027 | Sunday |
| 100 days from today | January 13, 2027 | Wednesday |
| 12 weeks from today | December 28, 2026 | Monday |
| 6 months from today | April 5, 2027 | Monday |
| 45 days ago | August 21, 2026 | Friday |
| 90 days ago | July 7, 2026 | Tuesday |
How to add days to a date
Adding days moves one calendar date per day. July 7, 2026 plus 30 days is August 6, 2026. Weeks are just seven days each, so 12 weeks is the same as 84 days.
Months and years work differently. They move to the same day number in the target month, which is why 6 months from October 5 is April 5 no matter how many days fall in between. The 90-day lookup above covers 2 months and 29 days of calendar, not 3 months.
Result date = start date + (7 x weeks + days)Month stage = start date moved by (12 x years + months) calendar monthsCombined result = month stage + (7 x weeks + days)
How to subtract days from a date
Choose Subtract and the calculator walks backward through the calendar with the same rules. October 5, 2026 minus 45 days is Friday, August 21, 2026. Minus 90 days is Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Subtracting is handy for working back from a due date. If something is due on a set day and you need to start 8 weeks earlier, subtract 8 weeks from the due date.
Month-end dates and combined intervals
"One month after January 31" has no clean answer, because February has no 31st. The default rule moves to the last valid day, so January 31, 2026 plus one month is February 28.
The preserve month-end rule keeps a month-end start on the last day of the target month. February 28, 2026 plus one month is March 28 by default and March 31 with preserve month-end on.
In combined mode, years and months go first, then weeks and days. January 31, 2026 plus 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days lands on February 28 first, then 17 days later on March 17, 2026.
Weekday, week number and day of year
Each result shows its weekday, the ISO week (for example 2026-W53), the day of the year, the quarter and whether the year is a leap year. It also splits the days you moved into weekdays and weekend days.
ISO weeks can belong to a neighboring year near New Year. January 3, 2027 is in ISO week 2026-W53, which is why the year is shown with the week number.
When a deadline follows its own counting rule
Courts, agencies, contracts and employers often say whether the first day counts, whether the last day can fall on a weekend, and which holidays push a deadline. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26 is one example.
This tool counts plain calendar days and doesn't know any holiday list. For working days only, use the business days calculator. For an official deadline, check the rule that governs it.
Sources
These references cover the date format, the leap-year rule and an example of formal deadline counting.