Working Days Between Dates

Written byOleh Soloninupdated 5 October 2026

Start date

Both dates are included.

End date

Public holidays

Advanced options

Other days off

For example, a regional holiday or leave within the period.

Result

Working days21
Calendar days31
Saturdays and Sundays10
Holidays and transfers on weekdays0
Shortened working days0
Working hours on a 40-hour week168

Calendar days and working days are rarely the same number

Counts working days between two dates, leaving out weekends and, if you choose, Russian public holidays and transferred days off for 2026, with shortened pre-holiday days and working hours.

August 2026 has 31 calendar days, 10 of them Saturdays and Sundays, which leaves 21 working days. With Russian holidays switched on the calculator also removes public holidays and transferred days off; for Russia in 2026 that gives 247 working days and 1,972 hours on a 40-hour week.

The Russian calendar follows article 112 of the Labour Code for public holidays, Government Decree No. 1466 of 24 September 2025 for transfers, and article 95 for pre-holiday days shortened by an hour. For any other country, use weekends only and subtract your holidays by hand.

How to use

Pick the start and end dates; both are included.
Keep "Russian holidays and transfers" or switch to "Saturdays and Sundays only" for other countries.
If the period has other days off, such as a local holiday or leave, enter them in the advanced fields.

Weekdays and Russian working days in 2026

Each row is a separate run over one calendar month: once with weekends only, once with the Russian holidays and transfers built into the calculator.

Every row comes from the calculator on this page.
Month	Calendar days	Monday to Friday	Working days in Russia
January	31	22	15
February	28	20	19
March	31	22	21
April	30	22	22
May	31	21	19
June	30	22	21
July	31	23	23
August	31	21	21
September	30	22	22
October	31	22	22
November	30	21	20
December	31	23	22
Year	365	261	247

What this calculator shows

Working days between the dates
Calendar days, Saturdays and Sundays, and holidays falling on weekdays
How many working days are an hour shorter
Working hours on a 40-hour week

What to keep in mind

Both dates count: Monday to Friday is five days.
Russian holidays are built in for 2026 only; for other years the calculator reminds you to subtract them.
The working week is Monday to Friday.

FAQs

Are both end dates counted?

Yes. A working day on its own is one day, and Monday to Friday is five.

Which holidays are included?

Russian public holidays under article 112 of the Labour Code and the transfers set by Government Decree No. 1466 for 2026. For other countries choose weekends only and enter your holidays under "Other days off".

How many working days are there in a month?

With a Monday-to-Friday week and no holidays, 20 to 23: February 2026 has 20, and a 31-day month has 21 to 23. In Russia in 2026 it ranges from 15 in January to 23 in July.

What is a shortened pre-holiday day?

In Russia the working day before a public holiday is one hour shorter under article 95 of the Labour Code. In 2026 those days are 30 April, 8 May, 11 June and 3 November, which is why the year has 1,972 hours rather than 1,976.

How many weekdays are there in 2026?

261 from Monday to Friday. Your country's public holidays come off that; with the Russian calendar the calculator leaves 247.

Can I use it for a country other than Russia?

Yes: choose weekends only, then enter the number of public holidays that fall on weekdays in your period under "Other days off". The calculator subtracts them from the Monday-to-Friday count.

Worked example

A calendar month

Input: 1 to 31 August 2026

Output: 21 working days out of 31 calendar days

Note: Ten days are Saturdays and Sundays, and there are no public holidays in Russia that August. On a 40-hour week that is 168 hours.

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