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

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

53 days. Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26, 2026 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027, which is 53 days later — 7 weeks and 4 days, or 37 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. One of these two moves around the calendar, so the gap is not the same every year — the table below gives the next five.

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53 days

Days: 53
Weeks and days: 7 weeks, 4 days
Months and days: 1 month, 23 days
Business days (Mon–Fri): 37
Weekend days: 16
Resulting date: —
Day of the week: Thursday → Monday

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Business days are Monday–Friday with no holiday exclusions.
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Common deadlines from November 26, 2026

After	Date	Falls on a
7 days	December 3, 2026	Thursday
14 days	December 10, 2026	Thursday
21 days	December 17, 2026	Thursday
30 days	December 26, 2026	Saturday
45 days	January 10, 2027	Sunday
60 days	January 25, 2027	Monday
90 days	February 24, 2027	Wednesday
120 days	March 26, 2027	Friday
180 days	May 25, 2027	Tuesday
365 days	November 26, 2027	Friday

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 Thanksgiving to Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2026

53 days

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

Days apart: 53
Business days: 37
Weekend days: 16
That is: 7 weeks and 4 days

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26, 2026 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027, which is 53 days later — 7 weeks and 4 days, or 37 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. One of these two moves around the calendar, so the gap is not the same every year — the table below gives the next five.

The next five years

Year	Dates	Days apart
2026	November 26, 2026 → January 18, 2027	53 days
2027	November 25, 2027 → January 17, 2028	53 days
2028	November 23, 2028 → January 15, 2029	53 days
2029	November 22, 2029 → January 21, 2030	60 days
2030	November 28, 2030 → January 20, 2031	53 days

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