How Many Days Until Christmas?
Counting sleeps is a tradition in a lot of homes. The countdown below ticks to midnight at the start of December 25 in your own time zone.
When is Christmas?
Christmas Day is fixed on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, so only the weekday moves from year to year.
The countdown uses your device’s clock and time zone and reaches zero at 00:00 local time on the day. The day count is in calendar days: on the day before, it reads 1.
Questions people ask
How many sleeps until Christmas?
Sleeps equal the number of nights left, which is the same as the whole days remaining when you count from tonight. On Christmas Eve there is one sleep left.
Why do some Orthodox churches celebrate on January 7?
They keep the older Julian calendar for church feasts. Its December 25 currently falls on the Gregorian January 7.
Is the countdown to Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
To the start of Christmas Day, December 25, at 00:00 local time. Christmas Eve begins one day earlier.
Same date, sliding weekday
Christmas Day is fixed on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, so only the weekday moves from year to year.
Weekday it lands on, next 10 years.
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, December 25, 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, December 25, 2028 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, December 25, 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, December 25, 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday, December 25, 2031 |
| 2032 | Saturday, December 25, 2032 |
| 2033 | Sunday, December 25, 2033 |
| 2034 | Monday, December 25, 2034 |
| 2035 | Tuesday, December 25, 2035 |