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

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

68 days. Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027, which is 68 days later — 9 weeks and 5 days, or 48 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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68 days

Days: 68
Weeks and days: 9 weeks, 5 days
Months and days: 2 months, 7 days
Business days (Mon–Fri): 48
Weekend days: 20
Resulting date: —
Day of the week: Wednesday → Monday

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Business days are Monday–Friday with no holiday exclusions.
Adding months keeps the day of month, clamped to the target month's length.

Common deadlines from November 11, 2026

After	Date	Falls on a
7 days	November 18, 2026	Wednesday
14 days	November 25, 2026	Wednesday
21 days	December 2, 2026	Wednesday
30 days	December 11, 2026	Friday
45 days	December 26, 2026	Saturday
60 days	January 10, 2027	Sunday
90 days	February 9, 2027	Tuesday
120 days	March 11, 2027	Thursday
180 days	May 10, 2027	Monday
365 days	November 11, 2027	Thursday

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 Veterans Day to Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2026

68 days

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

Days apart: 68
Business days: 48
Weekend days: 20
That is: 9 weeks and 5 days

Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027, which is 68 days later — 9 weeks and 5 days, or 48 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	November 11, 2026 → January 18, 2027	68 days
2027	November 11, 2027 → January 17, 2028	67 days
2028	November 11, 2028 → January 15, 2029	65 days
2029	November 11, 2029 → January 21, 2030	71 days
2030	November 11, 2030 → January 20, 2031	70 days

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