Days Until MLK Day
Counting down to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is the third Monday of January, near King's actual birthday of January 15. The next occurrence is Monday, January 18, 2027 — 103 days away — and because the date is rule-based this page rolls to the following year automatically once the day passes. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honours the civil-rights leader born on January 15, 1929. President Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, it was first observed as a federal holiday in 1986, and every state recognised it by 2000. It is the only federal holiday Congress designated a national day of service, summed up in the slogan 'a day on, not a day off'.
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What this tool does
Counting down to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is the third Monday of January, near King's actual birthday of January 15. The next occurrence is Monday, January 18, 2027 — 103 days away — and because the date is rule-based this page rolls to the following year automatically once the day passes. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honours the civil-rights leader born on January 15, 1929. President Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, it was first observed as a federal holiday in 1986, and every state recognised it by 2000. It is the only federal holiday Congress designated a national day of service, summed up in the slogan 'a day on, not a day off'.
How to use the Days Until MLK Day
- Check Target date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2027-01-18.
- Review the Days Until MLK Day result and its exact-value comparison table.
- Verify assumptions before applying the result.
Formula
days remaining = (target UTC midnight − today's UTC midnight) / 86,400,000; weeks and days split the absolute day count by 7; the calendar countdown adds whole calendar months first, then leftover days
- target
- Target date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Counts whole calendar days from your device's current local date (today) to the target date, using UTC calendar days so daylight saving never shifts the result. Today itself is not counted: a target tomorrow is 1 day away. Past targets return a negative count.
Worked example
Days Until MLK Day: Target date (YYYY-MM-DD) = 2027-01-18. Counting down to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is the third Monday of January, near King's actual birthday of January 15. The next occurrence is Monday, January 18, 2027 — 103 days away — and because the date is rule-based this page rolls to the following year automatically once the day passes. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honours the civil-rights leader born on January 15, 1929. President Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, it was first observed as a federal holiday in 1986, and every state recognised it by 2000. It is the only federal holiday Congress designated a national day of service, summed up in the slogan 'a day on, not a day off'.
Inputs
- Target date (YYYY-MM-DD)2027-01-18
Result
- Days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day103
- Next Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, January 18, 2027
- Weeks and days14 weeks, 5 days
- Status103 days to go
- Following Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, January 17, 2028
Martin Luther King Jr. Day dates for the next six years
| Date | Weekday |
|---|---|
| 2027-01-18 | Monday |
| 2028-01-17 | Monday |
| 2029-01-15 | Monday |
| 2030-01-21 | Monday |
| 2031-01-20 | Monday |
| 2032-01-19 | Monday |
Results explained
- Days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Whole calendar days from today to the next occurrence of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the third Monday of January, near King's actual birthday of January 15); zero on the day itself.
- Next Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- The calendar date of the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day, derived from its scheduling rule rather than a fixed stored date.
- Weeks and days
- The same countdown split into whole weeks plus remaining days.
- Following Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- The occurrence after next, so the page still gives a target once this year's date passes.
Frequently asked questions
The next occurrence is Monday, January 18, 2027. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday of January, near King's actual birthday of January 15, so you can project any future year from that rule without a printed calendar.
103 days from today (the count reaches zero on the day itself and then restarts toward Monday, January 17, 2028). This page recounts from the current date every time it loads.
Yes. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one of the US federal holidays listed by the Office of Personnel Management, so federal offices, most banks and the mail close; when the date lands on a weekend the observance shifts to the nearest weekday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday of January, near King's actual birthday of January 15. Martin Luther King Jr.
Americans volunteer with AmeriCorps community-service projects, attend marches and church services, and hear readings of the 1963 'I Have a Dream' speech; federal offices and most banks close.
Monday, January 17, 2028. The table on this page lists the next six occurrences with their weekdays so you can plan travel, events and time off well ahead.