Days Until Labor Day
Live countdown to Labor Day: the exact number of days, plus a ticking hours/minutes/seconds clock to Monday, September 6, 2027.
Wondering how many days until Labor Day? This page shows the live count — days, hours, minutes, and seconds — to Monday, September 6, 2027, and rolls forward to next year's date automatically once the day passes. In the United States and Canada, Labor Day is the first Monday of September. It became a US federal holiday in 1894, honoring the American labor movement.
Days until Labor Day
325
Labor Day falls on Monday, September 6, 2027
325
Days to go
13
Hours
10
Minutes
33
Seconds
How the date is set: First Monday of September (US). The counter updates every second and rolls over to the next year automatically once the day has passed.
How to use this calculator
- Open this page — the countdown starts by itself, no buttons to press.
- Read the big gold number: that is how many whole days remain until Labor Day.
- Check the target date shown under the number (Monday, September 6, 2027) and the live hours/minutes/seconds clock.
- Leave the tab open or come back anytime; after the day passes it counts down to next year's date on its own.
The formula
Labor Day: First Monday of September (US).
Worked example
Worked example: on Friday, October 16, 2026, this page showed 325 days until Labor Day. That matches a calendar count from October 16 to Monday, September 6, 2027, and it was produced by the same resolver the page uses live (verified against published 2026 calendars).
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Labor Day in 2026?
Labor Day falls on Monday, September 7, 2026. In the United States and Canada, Labor Day is the first Monday of September. It became a US federal holiday in 1894, honoring the American labor movement.
How many days until Labor Day?
It depends on today's date, and this page computes it live so it is never stale. For a concrete example: on Friday, October 16, 2026, the counter read 325 days until Labor Day on Monday, September 6, 2027. The big number counts whole days to the date, while the smaller clock keeps ticking through the hours, minutes, and seconds.
How is the date of this day determined?
The rule is: First Monday of September (US). Most other countries mark workers' day on May 1 (International Workers' Day), which is why September surprises visitors from abroad.
What happens to the countdown after the day passes?
It rolls over automatically. As soon as the date is behind us, the page resolves next year's occurrence using the same rule and starts counting down to that, so the page is correct whenever you visit it — no stale dates, ever.
Why does the day of the week change every year?
A normal year has 365 days, which is 52 weeks plus one extra day, so a fixed calendar date lands one weekday later the next year (two after a leap year). Days set by a weekday rule, like the fourth Thursday of November, keep their weekday and shift their calendar date instead.