U.S. observance
How Many Days Until Peace Officers Memorial Day 2027?
Today: · Eastern Time (America/New_York)
Calendar days until Peace Officers Memorial Day
203 days until Peace Officers Memorial Day
Peace Officers Memorial Day is on Saturday, May 15, 2027.
Live countdown to midnight on May 15, 2027
202 days, 17 hours, 24 minutes, 49 seconds remaining
Eastern Time (America/New_York). Countdown days are 24 hours; the calendar-day count above uses local dates.
- Calendar days (signed)
- 203
- Full weeks + days
- 29 weeks + 0 days
- Calendar months + days
- 6 months + 21 days
- Years, months, days
- 0 years, 6 months, 21 days
- Weekdays counted
- 145
- Weekend days counted
- 58
- U.S. business days
- 139
- Observed holiday dates skipped
- 6
What is Peace Officers Memorial Day?
Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, honors federal, state and local law enforcement officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. It falls during National Police Week.
History of Peace Officers Memorial Day
President John F. Kennedy signed the law creating the day and Police Week in 1962. Each year more names are engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated in 1991.
Peace Officers Memorial Day today
Flags fly at half-staff, and thousands of officers and families gather in Washington, D.C., for a candlelight vigil and memorial service, while police departments nationwide hold their own ceremonies.
Date details
- Category
- U.S. observance
- How the date is set
- Same date every year
- Country / region
- United States
- Actual event date
36 U.S.C. 136. Source: U.S. Code (GovInfo)
Event date facts
- Weekday
- Saturday
- ISO week / year
- 19 / 2027
- Day of year
- 135
- Quarter
- 2
- Days left in year
- 230
- Leap year
- No
May 2027
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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Event dates by year
| Rule year | Actual date | Observed federal closure | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday, May 15, 2025 | — | Same date every year |
| 2026 | Friday, May 15, 2026 | — | Same date every year |
| 2027 | Saturday, May 15, 2027 | — | Same date every year |
| 2028 | Monday, May 15, 2028 | — | Same date every year |
| 2029 | Tuesday, May 15, 2029 | — | Same date every year |
Quick answers
- What day of the week is May 15, 2027?
- May 15, 2027 is a Saturday.
- Is Peace Officers Memorial Day a federal holiday?
- No. Peace Officers Memorial Day is not a U.S. federal holiday, so federal offices and most businesses stay open.
- What week of the year is May 15, 2027?
- May 15, 2027 is in ISO week 19 of 2027 and is day 135 of the year.
How the Peace Officers Memorial Day date is calculated
- Peace Officers Memorial Day is on May 15 every year. In 2027 that is a Saturday.
- The countdown counts calendar days from today to May 15, 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 May 15, 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.