18 weeks until Groundhog Day
There are 18 full weeks and 5 days until Groundhog Day, which falls on Tuesday, February 2, 2027. As a single figure that is 18.7 weeks, and as working time it is 18.6 working weeks.
How many weeks until Groundhog Day?
18 weeks and 5 days. Held on 2 February. Tradition says that if the groundhog sees its shadow, winter continues for six more weeks. The 5-day remainder is the offset between today, a Thursday, and Groundhog Day, a Tuesday. For the day figure ticking live, use the Groundhog Day countdown.
Week by week to Groundhog Day
There are 19 Monday boundaries between now and Groundhog Day, and crossing each one takes a week off the count.
| Week boundary | Week starts | ISO week | Weeks still to go |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 2026 | 40 | 18 |
| 2 | October 5, 2026 | 41 | 17 |
| 3 | October 12, 2026 | 42 | 16 |
| 4 | October 19, 2026 | 43 | 15 |
| 5 | October 26, 2026 | 44 | 14 |
| ... | 9 further weeks not listed | ... | ... |
| 15 | January 4, 2027 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | January 11, 2027 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | January 18, 2027 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | January 25, 2027 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | February 1, 2027 | 5 | 0 |
Which week of the year does Groundhog Day fall in?
Groundhog Day 2027 sits in ISO week 5, while today sits in week 39. Because Groundhog Day keeps the same calendar date every year, its ISO week number still drifts, by one week at a time, as the weekday of February 2 moves forward. The Monday-to-Sunday dates are listed on the week 5 page.
How many weekends are left before Groundhog Day?
19 weekends, counting Saturdays that have not yet passed, out of the 131 days ahead. Of those days, 93 are working days and 38 fall at a weekend. Weekly commitments are easier to plan against the weekday tally than against the raw week count: 19 Mondays and 19 Fridays remain. The weekends until Groundhog Day page sets out the counting rule in full.
Weeks until Groundhog Day in coming years
| Year | Date | Weekday | Weeks from today | Odd days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | February 2 | Tuesday | 18 | 5 |
| 2028 | February 2 | Wednesday | 70 | 6 |
| 2029 | February 2 | Friday | 123 | 1 |
| 2030 | February 2 | Saturday | 175 | 2 |
| 2031 | February 2 | Sunday | 227 | 3 |
The gap between 2027 and 2028 is 365 days, or 52.14 weeks, so the week count never simply rises by 52.
Questions
- How many weeks until Groundhog Day?
- 18 weeks and 5 days, from September 24, 2026 to February 2, 2027.
- How many working weeks is that?
- 18.6, being 93 Monday-to-Friday days at five per week.
- What day of the week is Groundhog Day 2027?
- A Tuesday, February 2, 2027, in ISO week 5.
- How many days until Groundhog Day?
- 131 days. See the live Groundhog Day countdown.
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Groundhog Day in other units
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