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Date Difference Calculator Free Online

Calculate the difference between two dates in days, weeks, months, years, hours, and minutes. Includes business-day count (Mon-Fri) and detailed breakdown.

Runs in browserLive calculationDays/weeks/yearsBusiness days

Results

Total days
Weeks
Years, months, days
Business days (Mon-Fri)

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Date Difference Calculator Features

Multiple Units

Total days, weeks (decimal), years/months/days breakdown — pick the format that works for your context.

Business Days

Excludes weekends (Sat/Sun). Useful for project deadlines, contract terms, and SLA calculations. Holidays not excluded.

Either Direction

Future or past dates work. Negative results indicate going backward in time.

Live Calculation

Pick dates, results compute instantly.

Detailed Breakdown

See the calendar-correct year/month/day breakdown — accounts for varying month lengths and leap years.

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All math runs in your browser.

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Full date difference calculation
Live calculation
All-units result panel
Bulk batch calculation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Counts Monday through Friday only. Excludes weekends (Saturday, Sunday). Does not exclude holidays — those vary by country and would need to be subtracted manually.

Yes. February to March is 1 month even though it could be 28-31 days. Handles leap years and varying month lengths correctly.

Leap years have 366 days. Feb 29, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025 = 365 days = ~1 year. Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 1, 2025 = 365 days = exactly 1 year. The Y/M/D calculator handles this automatically.

This tool calculates inclusive end, exclusive start (the standard "elapsed days" definition). For inclusive both, add 1 to the day count.

Set "From date" to today and "To date" to your target. Days result is your countdown. Useful for project deadlines, vacation planning, etc.