# 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 143days Saturday, March 20, 2027. In weeks 20 weeks and 3 days Weekends 20 Sleeps 143 US work days 96 TeamPredict counts US work days too (Monday to Friday, minus federal holidays), so payroll, leave and deadlines can be planned before the date. ## Pick another start date to count to the first day of spring from it. Start date Today 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. See which of your own people may be leaving, before they hand in notice. [Start 30-Day Free Trial](https://app.teampredict.ai/signup) ## This calendar shows today and the first day of spring 2027, with the days between them tinted. _Figure: A calendar with today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and the first day of spring 2027, Saturday, March 20, 2027. The days counted between them are tinted._ 4 whole months in between are not drawn. ## The first day of spring falls on a Saturday in 2027, and these are the next six dates. The date of the first day of spring in 2027 and the five years after it 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](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/), on their observed dates. _Figure: The 142 days between today and the first day of spring: 96 us work days, 40 weekend days, 6 federal holidays._ The [business days calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/business-days-calculator) counts work days between any two dates, and the [date calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/date-calculator) adds or subtracts any span from a date. ## 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. _Figure: A bar for the year 2026, 82 percent of it passed. Today is day 301 of 365. the first day of spring 2027 falls in 2027, after the end of this bar._ the first day of spring 2027 is in 2027, past the end of this bar. ## 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: - [Fred Espenak: equinoxes and solstices, 2001 to 2100](https://astropixels.com/ephemeris/soleq2001.html) ## These nearby holidays have their own countdowns. - [Valentine's Day109 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/valentines-day) - [St. Patrick's Day140 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/st-patricks-day) - [Easter151 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/easter) - [Mother's Day193 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/mothers-day) [Every holiday countdown](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until) is on one page, and the [birthday countdown](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/my-birthday) counts to a date you pick. ## 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. ## Turnover is cheaper to prevent than to calculate. TeamPredict flags resignation risk early from public LinkedIn signals, giving you lead time to retain your best people before they hand in notice. [Start 30-Day Free Trial](https://app.teampredict.ai/signup) No charge today ยท Cancel anytime