Date calculator · 26 weeks from today
26 weeks from today is Monday 29 March 2027
26 weeks from today (Monday 28 September 2026) is Monday 29 March 2027, 182 days away. Counting today but not that date, you have 126 working days in England and Wales (after taking off 4 bank holidays) and 123 US federal working days (after taking off 7 federal holidays), plus 52 weekend days.
Date
29 Mar 2027
Monday
Calendar days
182
26 weeks
UK working days
126
England and Wales
US working days
123
federal holidays off
Weekend days
52
26 Saturdays, 26 Sundays
UK bank holidays in the count: Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026), Boxing Day (28 Dec 2026), New Year’s Day (1 Jan 2027) and Good Friday (26 Mar 2027).
US federal holidays in the count: Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026), Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026), Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026), New Year's Day (1 Jan 2027), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (18 Jan 2027) and Washington's Birthday (15 Feb 2027).
Updated daily; counted from Monday 28 September 2026.
The 26 weeks of Ordinary Maternity Leave
According to GOV.UK, Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks: Ordinary Maternity Leave is the first 26 weeks and Additional Maternity Leave the last 26. If your leave started today, Ordinary Maternity Leave ends on Sunday 28 March 2027 and Additional Maternity Leave starts on Monday 29 March 2027.
If you meant 182 working days
182 working days from today is Friday 18 June 2027 in England and Wales and Tuesday 22 June 2027 in the US, counting from tomorrow and skipping weekends and public holidays. Use this when a notice period or a delivery promise is given in working days.
26 weeks before today
26 weeks before today was Monday 30 March 2026. Count back this way to check when a 26-week period that ends today began.
How the count works
The date is today plus 182 calendar days (26 × 7), so it falls on the same weekday as today, a Monday. Working days run from today to the day before 29 Mar 2027, Monday to Friday, less bank or federal holidays.
26 weeks from other start dates
Starting on a different day changes the end date and the working days, because weekends and holidays fall differently. Working days count the start date but not the end date.
| Start date | End date | UK working days | US working days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 28 September 2026 | Monday 29 March 2027 | 126 | 123 |
| Tuesday 29 September 2026 | Tuesday 30 March 2027 | 125 | 123 |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | Wednesday 31 March 2027 | 125 | 123 |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | Thursday 1 April 2027 | 125 | 123 |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | Friday 2 April 2027 | 125 | 123 |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | Saturday 3 April 2027 | 125 | 123 |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | Sunday 4 April 2027 | 125 | 123 |
Guides and definitions
- How much notice do I need to cancel a contract or subscription? (Guide)
- Cooling-off period (A cooling-off period is the 14 days UK law gives you to cancel most contracts made online, by phone or off-premises, without a reason.)
- Notice period (A notice period is the time between telling the other party you are ending a contract and the date it actually ends.)
Other weeks from today
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Common questions
What date is 26 weeks from today?
26 weeks from today, Monday 28 September 2026, is Monday 29 March 2027. That is 182 calendar days, or 26 weeks, counting tomorrow as day 1 and the date itself as day 182.
How many working days are there in the next 26 weeks?
From today up to Monday 29 March 2027 there are 126 working days in England and Wales and 123 US federal working days, counting today but not the end date. That is 182 days less 52 weekend days, less the public holidays that fall on weekdays.
What day of the week will it be in 26 weeks?
It will be a Monday. Today is a Monday and 182 days is 26 weeks, so the weekday does not change.
Are there any bank holidays in the next 26 weeks?
Yes. Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, Boxing Day on Monday 28 December 2026, New Year’s Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Good Friday on Friday 26 March 2027 fall between today and Monday 29 March 2027 in England and Wales. In the US, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Washington's Birthday fall in the same period.
What date was 26 weeks ago?
26 weeks ago was Monday 30 March 2026. Counting back uses the same rule as counting forward: each calendar day counts, including weekends and bank holidays, unless a rule says working days.
Sources and assumptions
- Calendar days: the target date minus today. Working days: Monday to Friday from today up to the day before the target date, the way the Days Between Dates calculator counts them.
- UK working days take off England and Wales bank holidays from the GOV.UK feed, including substitute days. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different bank holidays.
- US working days take off federal holidays on the day they are observed under 5 U.S.C. 6103. States and employers can add their own holidays.
- GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (England and Wales)
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: US federal legal public holidays
- GOV.UK: Maternity pay and leave, leave
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