U.S. federal holiday
How Many Days Until 4th of July 2027?
Today: · Eastern Time (America/New_York)
Calendar days until 4th of July
253 days until 4th of July
4th of July (officially Independence Day) is on Sunday, July 4, 2027.
Observed federal day off: Monday, July 5, 2027. The countdown targets the actual holiday date.
Live countdown to midnight on July 4, 2027
252 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes, 38 seconds remaining
Eastern Time (America/New_York). Countdown days are 24 hours; the calendar-day count above uses local dates.
- Calendar days (signed)
- 253
- Full weeks + days
- 36 weeks + 1 day
- Calendar months + days
- 8 months + 10 days
- Years, months, days
- 0 years, 8 months, 10 days
- Weekdays counted
- 180
- Weekend days counted
- 73
- U.S. business days
- 172
- Observed holiday dates skipped
- 8
What is the Fourth of July?
Independence Day, the Fourth of July, celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It is the national day of the United States and a federal holiday.
History of the Fourth of July
The Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, and approved the final text of the Declaration on July 4, the date printed on it. Philadelphia marked the first anniversary in 1777 with fireworks and bells. Congress made July 4 an unpaid holiday for federal employees in 1870 and a paid one in 1938.
The Fourth of July today
Fireworks shows, parades, concerts, barbecues and family gatherings take place across the country. Large events include the Boston Pops concert, the Macy's fireworks in New York and the National Mall celebration in Washington, D.C.
Date details
- Category
- U.S. federal holiday
- How the date is set
- Set by a yearly rule
- Country / region
- United States
- Actual event date
Event date facts
- Weekday
- Sunday
- ISO week / year
- 26 / 2027
- Day of year
- 185
- Quarter
- 3
- Days left in year
- 180
- Leap year
- No
July 2027
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Event dates by year
| Rule year | Actual date | Observed federal closure | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday, July 4, 2025 | Fri, Jul 4, 2025 | Set by a yearly rule |
| 2026 | Saturday, July 4, 2026 | Fri, Jul 3, 2026 | Set by a yearly rule |
| 2027 | Sunday, July 4, 2027 | Mon, Jul 5, 2027 | Set by a yearly rule |
| 2028 | Tuesday, July 4, 2028 | Tue, Jul 4, 2028 | Set by a yearly rule |
| 2029 | Wednesday, July 4, 2029 | Wed, Jul 4, 2029 | Set by a yearly rule |
Quick answers
- What day of the week is July 4, 2027?
- July 4, 2027 is a Sunday.
- Is 4th of July a federal holiday?
- Yes. Independence Day is one of the 11 annual U.S. federal holidays.
- What week of the year is July 4, 2027?
- July 4, 2027 is in ISO week 26 of 2027 and is day 185 of the year.
How the 4th of July date is calculated
- Independence Day is on July 4 every year (5 U.S.C. 6103). In 2027 that is a Sunday.
- Because it falls on a Sunday, federal employees get Monday, July 5, 2027 off instead (Executive Order 11582). The countdown still runs to the holiday itself.
- The countdown counts calendar days from today to July 4, 2027. 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 July 4, 2027 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 6:24 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.