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How Many Days Until Thanksgiving?

Blake Boege
Written by Blake Boege · Founder, Calculator Answers

A Thanksgiving countdown page calculates the date of the next US Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday of November) and computes the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds from today.

View the live countdown to US Thanksgiving. Find out exactly how many days, weeks, hours, and seconds are left until the 4th Thursday of November.

See also: How Many Days Until Christmas, How Many Days Until Summer, and How Many Days Until Halloween.

Quick Answer

Find the exact count of days remaining until the next US Thanksgiving computed live from today's date.

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Thanksgiving Rule

4th Thursday of November

Holiday Type

Federal Holiday (US)

How it works

The live timer computes the differences between now and the 4th Thursday in November:

Countdown · Days = (Thanksgiving - Today) / 86,400,000

How the Days Until Thanksgiving are Calculated

To calculate the number of days until Thanksgiving, we first determine the correct date for the fourth Thursday of November.

The calculation algorithm is:

  1. Identify the day of the week for November 1 of the target year.
  2. Calculate the date of the first Thursday using the formula: `firstThursday = 1 + ((4 - dayOfWeek + 7) % 7)`.
  3. Add 21 days to find the fourth Thursday: `ThanksgivingDate = firstThursday + 21`.
  4. Compare that calculated target date against the current system time to output the remaining days, hours, and seconds.

Thanksgiving History and Meaning

Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States, celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It is traditionally centered around a large family feast, featuring turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. It also kicks off the winter holiday season, followed immediately by Black Friday.

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Frequently asked questions

In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. This rule was established by federal law under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941.

The earliest Thanksgiving can occur is November 22 (when November 1 is a Thursday). The latest it can occur is November 28 (when November 1 is a Friday).

Divide the remaining days by 7 to find the exact number of weeks. For example, if there are 42 days left, it is exactly 6 weeks until Thanksgiving.

No. In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October. This calculator computes the US Thanksgiving date (the 4th Thursday of November).