What Is Business Day Counter?

A free online business day counter. Enter any two dates to calculate the number of working days between them. Automatically excludes Saturdays and Sundays. Optionally exclude common public holidays (New Year, Christmas, Easter) or add custom dates. Results include total business days, calendar days, weekend days, work weeks, and the percentage of work days. Perfect for project deadline planning, HR leave calculations, contract timeline management, and academic scheduling — all running locally in your browser.

Why Use Business Day Counter?

  • Excludes weekends (Saturday and Sunday) automatically
  • Optional public holiday exclusion (NYE, Christmas, Easter)
  • Custom date exclusion with free-form text input
  • Shows business days, calendar days, weekends, work weeks, and ratio
  • All calculation is local — no data sent to any server

How to Use Business Day Counter — Step by Step

1

Select the start and end dates using the date pickers.

2

Toggle "Exclude common holidays" to remove New Year, Christmas, and Easter.

3

Add custom excluded dates in YYYY-MM-DD format, one per line.

4

View the total business days, calendar days, and work weeks instantly.

Who Is Business Day Counter Best For?

  • project deadline planning
  • HR leave calculations
  • contract timeline management
  • academic scheduling

Business Day Counter — Frequently Asked Questions

Which days are excluded by default?

By default, only weekends (Saturday and Sunday) are excluded. Common holidays and custom dates are optional exclusions you can enable.

How are work weeks calculated?

Work weeks are calculated by dividing total business days by 5. For example, 23 business days equals 4 work weeks and 3 additional work days.

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