Countdown

How many days until December 27?

61
days until December 27
The next December 27 is Sunday, December 27, 2026

The short answer

December 27 is 61 days away — that's 8 weeks and 5 days, roughly 2.0 months, or 1,464 hours. The next December 27 falls on a Sunday (Sunday, December 27, 2026). The number above updates automatically at midnight in your time zone.

December 27, 2026 at a glance

Day of the weekSunday
Day of the yearDay 361 of 365
Share of the year passed99%
Days left in 2026 after it4
QuarterQ4
Season (Northern Hemisphere)Winter

What's happening in December

December holds the winter solstice, Christmas Eve and Christmas, and closes out the year on New Year's Eve.

Other dates to know in December 2026: Winter (December 21), Christmas Eve (December 24), Christmas (December 25).

The 61 days until December 27, broken down

44
business days
17
weekend days
8
full weeks
5
extra days

That's 44 working days (Monday to Friday) and 17 weekend days — 9 Saturdays and 8 Sundays. Public holidays vary by country, so they aren't deducted.

On December 27 in history

  • 1831Charles Darwin departs on HMS Beagle for his famous voyage
  • 1945The World Bank and IMF are established after Bretton Woods
  • 1979Soviet forces storm Kabul, beginning the war in Afghanistan
  • 2007Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in Rawalpindi

Notable world events that happened on December 27 in earlier years.