U.S. observance
How Many Days Until Medal of Honor Day 2027?
Today: · Eastern Time (America/New_York)
Calendar days until Medal of Honor Day
152 days until Medal of Honor Day
National Medal of Honor Day is on Thursday, March 25, 2027.
Live countdown to midnight on March 25, 2027
151 days, 17 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)
- 152
- Full weeks + days
- 21 weeks + 5 days
- Calendar months + days
- 5 months + 1 day
- Years, months, days
- 0 years, 5 months, 1 day
- Weekdays counted
- 109
- Weekend days counted
- 43
- U.S. business days
- 103
- Observed holiday dates skipped
- 6
What is Medal of Honor Day?
National Medal of Honor Day, March 25, honors recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. military award for valor in combat.
History of Medal of Honor Day
The first Medals of Honor were presented on March 25, 1863, to members of Andrews' Raiders, Union soldiers who seized a Confederate locomotive in the Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia. Congress designated the day in 1990. More than 3,500 medals have been awarded since the Civil War.
Medal of Honor Day today
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society and military communities hold ceremonies and education programs, and recipients' stories are shared in schools.
Date details
- Category
- U.S. observance
- How the date is set
- Same date every year
- Country / region
- United States
- Actual event date
Source: U.S. Code (GovInfo)
Event date facts
- Weekday
- Thursday
- ISO week / year
- 12 / 2027
- Day of year
- 84
- Quarter
- 1
- Days left in year
- 281
- Leap year
- No
March 2027
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | ||||||
Event dates by year
| Rule year | Actual date | Observed federal closure | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | — | Same date every year |
| 2026 | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | — | Same date every year |
| 2027 | Thursday, March 25, 2027 | — | Same date every year |
| 2028 | Saturday, March 25, 2028 | — | Same date every year |
| 2029 | Sunday, March 25, 2029 | — | Same date every year |
Quick answers
- What day of the week is March 25, 2027?
- March 25, 2027 is a Thursday.
- Is Medal of Honor Day a federal holiday?
- No. National Medal of Honor Day is not a U.S. federal holiday, so federal offices and most businesses stay open.
- What week of the year is March 25, 2027?
- March 25, 2027 is in ISO week 12 of 2027 and is day 84 of the year.
How the Medal of Honor Day date is calculated
- Medal of Honor Day is on March 25 every year. In 2027 that is a Thursday.
- The countdown counts calendar days from today to March 25, 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 March 25, 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 6:35 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.