U.S. observance
How Many Days Until Bill of Rights Day 2026?
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Calendar days until Bill of Rights Day
52 days until Bill of Rights Day
Bill of Rights Day is on Tuesday, December 15, 2026.
Live countdown to midnight on December 15, 2026
51 days, 18 hours, 24 minutes, 48 seconds remaining
Eastern Time (America/New_York). Countdown days are 24 hours; the calendar-day count above uses local dates.
- Calendar days (signed)
- 52
- Full weeks + days
- 7 weeks + 3 days
- Calendar months + days
- 1 month + 21 days
- Years, months, days
- 0 years, 1 month, 21 days
- Weekdays counted
- 37
- Weekend days counted
- 15
- U.S. business days
- 35
- Observed holiday dates skipped
- 2
What is Bill of Rights Day?
Bill of Rights Day, December 15, marks the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which protect freedoms such as speech, religion, the press and assembly, and the rights of people accused of crimes.
History of Bill of Rights Day
James Madison drafted the amendments, Congress proposed them in 1789, and they took effect on December 15, 1791, when Virginia became the last state needed to ratify them. President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed the first Bill of Rights Day for the 150th anniversary in 1941, a week after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Bill of Rights Day today
Presidents issue a proclamation each year, and schools, libraries and civic groups hold readings and discussions. The original Bill of Rights is on permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Date details
- Category
- U.S. observance
- How the date is set
- Same date every year
- Country / region
- United States
- Actual event date
Source: National Archives
Event date facts
- Weekday
- Tuesday
- ISO week / year
- 51 / 2026
- Day of year
- 349
- Quarter
- 4
- Days left in year
- 16
- Leap year
- No
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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Event dates by year
| Rule year | Actual date | Observed federal closure | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday, December 15, 2025 | — | Same date every year |
| 2026 | Tuesday, December 15, 2026 | — | Same date every year |
| 2027 | Wednesday, December 15, 2027 | — | Same date every year |
| 2028 | Friday, December 15, 2028 | — | Same date every year |
| 2029 | Saturday, December 15, 2029 | — | Same date every year |
Quick answers
- What day of the week is December 15, 2026?
- December 15, 2026 is a Tuesday.
- Is Bill of Rights Day a federal holiday?
- No. Bill of Rights Day is not a U.S. federal holiday, so federal offices and most businesses stay open.
- What week of the year is December 15, 2026?
- December 15, 2026 is in ISO week 51 of 2026 and is day 349 of the year.
How the Bill of Rights Day date is calculated
- Bill of Rights Day is on December 15 every year. In 2026 that is a Tuesday.
- The countdown counts calendar days from today to December 15, 2026. The start date is excluded and the end date is included. Dates use Eastern Time (America/New_York).
- The live countdown runs to midnight at the start of December 15, 2026 in Eastern Time (America/New_York). A countdown day is 24 hours, so a daylight-saving change can make it differ from the calendar-day count by an hour.
- Calculated at 6:35 AM on October 24, 2026.
- U.S. business days exclude Saturday, Sunday and observed nationwide federal closures; individual employer and state schedules are not included.