There are 143 days until the first day of spring 2027.
Counted from today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with today as day zero.
The first day of spring 2027
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Saturday, March 20, 2027.
- In weeks
- 20 weeks and 3 days
- Weekends
- 20
- Sleeps
- 143
- US work days
- 96
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From Wednesday, October 28, 2026, it is 143 days (20 weeks and 3 days) to the first day of spring 2027, with 96 US work days in between.
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The first day of spring falls on a Saturday in 2027, and these are the next six dates.
| Year | Date | Days away |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sat, Mar 20Saturday, March 20, 2027 | 143 |
| 2028 | Sun, Mar 19Sunday, March 19, 2028 | 508 |
| 2029 | Tue, Mar 20Tuesday, March 20, 2029 | 874 |
| 2030 | Wed, Mar 20Wednesday, March 20, 2030 | 1239 |
| 2031 | Thu, Mar 20Thursday, March 20, 2031 | 1604 |
| 2032 | Fri, Mar 19Friday, March 19, 2032 | 1969 |
Of the 142 days before the first day of spring, 96 are US work days.
A US work day here is a Monday to Friday that is not a federal holiday. Counting from today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the 142 days before the first day of spring include 40 weekend days and these federal holidays: Veterans Day (Wed, Nov 11, 2026), Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), Christmas Day (Fri, Dec 25, 2026), New Year's Day (Fri, Jan 1, 2027), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Mon, Jan 18, 2027) and Washington's Birthday (Mon, Feb 15, 2027). Today and the date are not counted. The federal holidays are the ones OPM lists, on their observed dates.
What the 142 days between are made of
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82% of 2026 has passed.
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is day 301 of the 365 days in 2026. The first day of spring is 143 days after it.
The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere is the March equinox, the moment the Sun crosses the equator heading north.
It falls on March 19, 20 or 21, and this page uses the date in US Eastern time. The dates in the table are worked out from this rule for each year, not typed in, and checked against these sources:
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Here are five questions about the first day of spring, answered.
- How many days until the first day of spring 2027?
- From today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (US Eastern time), it is 143 days until the first day of spring, Saturday, March 20, 2027. That is 20 weeks and 3 days, and today is not counted.
- How many weekends and sleeps until the first day of spring?
- There are 20 weekends before the first day of spring, counting each Saturday after today and before the date. A sleep is a night, so there are 143 sleeps.
- How many work days are there until the first day of spring?
- There are 96 US work days left. The 142 days between today and the date include 40 weekend days, plus Veterans Day (Wed, Nov 11, 2026), Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), Christmas Day (Fri, Dec 25, 2026), New Year's Day (Fri, Jan 1, 2027), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Mon, Jan 18, 2027) and Washington's Birthday (Mon, Feb 15, 2027), which federal offices close for. Work days are Monday to Friday, and neither today nor the date is counted.
- What day of the week is the first day of spring 2027?
- The first day of spring falls on a Saturday in 2027. After that: Sunday, March 19, 2028; Tuesday, March 20, 2029; Wednesday, March 20, 2030.
- When is the first day of spring each year?
- The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere is the March equinox, the moment the Sun crosses the equator heading north. It falls on March 19, 20 or 21, and this page uses the date in US Eastern time. The next six dates are in the table on this page.
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