How Many Hours Until Christmas 2026?
There are 1,680 hours until Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2026 (counting to midnight at the start of that day).
1,680 hours
until Friday, December 25, 2026
Hours until Christmas from different times today
Your clock decides the exact number. Someone checking at 6 PM today has 1,662 hours to wait, which is 69 full days and six hours.
| If it is now | Hours left | Minutes left |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM today | 1,671 hours | 100,260 minutes |
| noon today | 1,668 hours | 100,080 minutes |
| 3:00 PM today | 1,665 hours | 99,900 minutes |
| 6:00 PM today | 1,662 hours | 99,720 minutes |
| 9:00 PM today | 1,659 hours | 99,540 minutes |
Every Christmas countdown
The same Xmas countdown, counted other ways:
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Christmas 2026 facts
| Date | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Day of the week | Friday |
| Day of the year | Day 359 of 365 |
| ISO week | Week 52 |
| Leap year | 2026 is not a leap year |
| Quarter | Q4 2026 |
| Written as | 12/25/2026 (US), 25/12/2026 (UK), 2026-12-25 (ISO) |
| Moon phase | Waning gibbous (UTC) |
| The one after | Saturday, December 25, 2027 |
| Last time | Thursday, December 25, 2025, 295 days ago |
When is Christmas?
Christmas is December 25 every year. Days until Christmas has the full background on the date.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | December 25, 2026 | Friday |
| 2027 | December 25, 2027 | Saturday |
| 2028 | December 25, 2028 | Monday |
| 2029 | December 25, 2029 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | December 25, 2030 | Wednesday |
| 2031 | December 25, 2031 | Thursday |
Christmas countdown questions
How many minutes until Christmas?
100,800 from midnight tonight, or 6,048,000 seconds. Each hour that passes today takes 60 minutes off that.
When does Christmas 2026 start?
At midnight local time, as Thursday, December 24, 2026 ends. Places east of you get there first, so Sydney and Tokyo reach it many hours before New York.
How this is calculated
Christmas begins at 00:00 on Friday, December 25, 2026. From midnight tonight that is 70 days of 24 hours, 1,680 in all. The live figure takes off the part of today you have already lived through.
Counted from Friday, October 16, 2026 (US Eastern time). When you open the page, it counts again from the date on your device, so it matches your own day.
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