Countdown
9 weeks and 5 days left in 2026
68 days after today, up to and including Thursday 31 December 2026.
As of Saturday 24 October 2026, Sydney time.
Thursday
31December 2026
The last day of 2026
in 68 days- How far through the year
- Day 297 of 365 — 81% of 2026 has gone.
- Days left after today
- 68
Working days left, state by state
Weekdays from tomorrow to the end of the year, less the public holidays each state and territory still has to come. The rules are the same as the date calculator's; for any other range, use the working days calculator.
| State | Working days left | Holidays to come |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | 47 Excludes Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the additional public holiday for Boxing Day (Mon 28 Dec). | 3 |
| VIC | 46 Excludes Melbourne Cup Day (Tue 3 Nov), Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the additional public holiday for Boxing Day (Mon 28 Dec). | 4 |
| QLD | 47 Excludes Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the additional public holiday for Boxing Day (Mon 28 Dec). | 3 |
| WA | 47 Excludes Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the additional public holiday for Boxing Day (Mon 28 Dec). | 3 |
| SA | 47 Excludes Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the additional public holiday for Proclamation Day (Mon 28 Dec). | 3 |
| TAS | 47 Excludes Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the Boxing Day holiday (Mon 28 Dec). | 2 |
| ACT | 47 Excludes Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the additional public holiday for Boxing Day (Mon 28 Dec). | 3 |
| NT | 47 Excludes Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) and the additional public holiday for Boxing Day (Mon 28 Dec). | 3 |
"Public holidays to come" counts every one left in the year, including any that fall on a weekend and the part-day evenings, so it can be higher than what comes off the working days.
The last working day, and the first back
Last working day of the year: Thursday 31 December 2026 in every state and territory.
First working day of the next: Monday 4 January 2027 in every state and territory.
New Year's Eve is a public holiday from 7pm to midnight in SA and the NT, so the working day itself is unaffected.
Many workplaces close for longer over the break than the public holidays require; those are leave days, not holidays. See how many days until Christmas, the long weekends left, or every date in public holidays by state.