Counting days sounds simple until you hit a month with 28 days instead of 30, or a leap year that adds one back in. This calculator uses the actual Gregorian calendar — not a fixed 30-day-month approximation — so results stay accurate across February, leap years, and year boundaries.
Adding a month to a date isn't always the same number of days. "One month from January 31" is commonly interpreted as February 28 (or 29 in a leap year), since February has no 31st day — the month rolls forward and the day clamps to the last valid date. This calculator follows that convention.
Business day counts exclude Saturdays and Sundays. This matters for contract deadlines, payment terms, court filing windows, and any situation where a document specifies "business days" rather than "calendar days" — always check which one applies to your situation before relying on a count.
Common uses include calculating a 30-, 60-, or 90-day deadline from a contract start date; working out a project timeline in weeks; finding out how many days until a birthday, anniversary, or event; or confirming whether a lease or warranty is still in effect. If you need to calculate hours and minutes between two clock times, use the time duration calculator instead.