How many days are between Columbus Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Q: How many days are between Columbus Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

98 days. Columbus Day falls on Monday, October 12, 2026 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027, which is 98 days later — 14 weeks, or 70 business days counting Monday to Friday only. The first day is not counted and the last one is, the same way a calendar counts a stay. Both dates are fixed, so the gap is the same every year apart from leap-year shifts in the weekdays.

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98 days

Days: 98
Weeks and days: 14 weeks, 0 days
Months and days: 3 months, 6 days
Business days (Mon–Fri): 70
Weekend days: 28
Resulting date: —
Day of the week: Monday → Monday

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Business days are Monday–Friday with no holiday exclusions.
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Common deadlines from October 12, 2026

After	Date	Falls on a
7 days	October 19, 2026	Monday
14 days	October 26, 2026	Monday
21 days	November 2, 2026	Monday
30 days	November 11, 2026	Wednesday
45 days	November 26, 2026	Thursday
60 days	December 11, 2026	Friday
90 days	January 10, 2027	Sunday
120 days	February 9, 2027	Tuesday
180 days	April 10, 2027	Saturday
365 days	October 12, 2027	Tuesday

Calendar days counted from the start date, the day itself not counted. Deadlines written as 'within 90 days' are calendar days unless the contract or court rule says business days.

From Columbus Day to Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2026

98 days

Counted from Thursday, September 17, 2026. The dates shown are the next ones to come round.

Days apart: 98
Business days: 70
Weekend days: 28
That is: 14 weeks

Columbus Day falls on Monday, October 12, 2026 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027, which is 98 days later — 14 weeks, or 70 business days counting Monday to Friday only. The first day is not counted and the last one is, the same way a calendar counts a stay. Both dates are fixed, so the gap is the same every year apart from leap-year shifts in the weekdays.

The next five years

Year	Dates	Days apart
2026	October 12, 2026 → January 18, 2027	98 days
2027	October 11, 2027 → January 17, 2028	98 days
2028	October 9, 2028 → January 15, 2029	98 days
2029	October 8, 2029 → January 21, 2030	105 days
2030	October 14, 2030 → January 20, 2031	98 days

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