Days until your exam
Pick your exam date and the countdown shows the days remaining from today, broken into weeks and days, plus the weekday it falls on.
Enter your exam date to see exactly how many days of revision are left.
Pick a valid date to start the countdown.
The countdown is measured from your device's local date today to the date you choose, in whole days.
How does it work?
Days are counted in whole calendar days using UTC, so the result is unaffected by time zones or daylight saving. A negative count means the date has already passed.
Days-until formula
- d
- Whole days between today and the target date.
- target
- The date you are counting down to.
- today
- The current date (your local today).
From 1 June to 1 July is 30 days.
Method & sources
We count whole calendar days from today to the date you choose. Both dates are handled in UTC so time zones and daylight saving never shift the result. You pick the target date yourself — the calculator does not look up holidays or official calendars.
How we calculate
- The count is whole days from today to the date you choose.
- Today is your device's local date; the target date is the one you pick.
- A negative count means the date has already passed.
- The day of the week shown is the weekday the target date falls on.
Rounding
The countdown is in whole calendar days. Today and the target date are counted in UTC, so time zones and daylight saving never shift the result.
What this countdown does
An exam is easier to revise for when you can see the full runway. This countdown turns the date into the days remaining and breaks it into weeks and days — a number that maps directly onto a revision timetable. Knowing whether you have three weeks or eight weeks completely changes how you pace the material, distribute practice papers, and schedule rest.
How to use it
- Pick the date you're counting down to.
- Read the days remaining at the top.
- Check the weeks-and-days breakdown and the weekday it falls on.
- Use Share to send the live countdown to anyone.
When it's useful
Use it to divide the remaining time into study phases: early weeks for covering new material, middle weeks for past papers under timed conditions, and the final days for light review and sleep. The weeks-and-days split tells you exactly how many study sessions remain if you plan one session per day.
How the days are counted
The count is in whole calendar days from today to the date you pick, calculated in UTC so it never drifts with time zones or daylight saving. If the date has already passed, the count shows how many days ago it was.
FAQ
- How many days until my exam?
- Pick your exam date above and the countdown shows the exact number of days remaining from today.
- What does the weekday tell me?
- It shows which day of the week the exam falls on — useful for booking a revision session or rest day the day before.
- How do I use the weeks-and-days breakdown for studying?
- Treat each week as a study block: use the first weeks for full coverage of the syllabus, the middle weeks for timed practice papers, and the final week for selective review and sleep. The total-days count tells you the maximum number of daily sessions available — divide your topic list by that number to set a sustainable pace.
- Can I share the countdown?
- Yes. Share copies a link that reopens the countdown to the same date, always counting from the viewer's today.
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