Is Today a Business Day?
Check whether any date is a business day (Monday–Friday), see how many business days remain in the month, and find the next and previous business days.
Business days in practice
The Mon–Fri definition of a business day is the universal baseline used in contracts, SLA agreements, payment terms, and scheduling code. When a contract says “delivery within 5 business days,” it means 5 Monday-to-Friday days, skipping weekends — use the Business Days Counter to count across a date range instead of checking a single day.
Public holidays are intentionally excluded here because they vary too widely to be useful as a global default. US developers need to skip Thanksgiving; UK developers need to skip bank holidays; teams in India, Australia, and dozens of other countries each have their own calendar. For code, the safest approach is to maintain a per-locale holiday list and apply it on top of the basic Mon–Fri filter this tool provides.
Frequently asked questions
Is today a business day?
The widget above checks whether today (or any date you pick) falls on a Monday through Friday. It does not account for public holidays, which vary by country and organisation.
What counts as a business day?
A standard business day is any Monday through Friday that is not a public holiday. This tool uses the Mon–Fri definition only. Public holidays are not included because they differ significantly between countries, regions, and individual companies.
How many business days are in a month?
Most months have 21 or 22 business days. February can have as few as 20. The exact count depends on which days of the week the month starts and ends on. The widget shows the exact count for any month you pick.
How do I count business days between two dates?
Use the Business Days Between Dates calculator for that — it counts the Mon–Fri days in any date range. This page focuses on whether a single date is a business day and how many remain in the current month.
Why are public holidays not shown?
Public holidays vary enormously by country, region, and employer. A tool that hardcodes US federal holidays would give wrong answers for everyone else. For an accurate count, take the Mon–Fri result from this tool and subtract the public holidays that fall on weekdays in your location.