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12 weeks until Winter Solstice

There are 12 full weeks and 5 days until Winter Solstice, which falls on Monday, December 21, 2026. As a single figure that is 12.7 weeks, and as working time it is 12.6 working weeks.

Full weeks to go
12
plus 5 days
As a decimal
12.7
weeks
Winter Solstice falls on
December 21
Monday, 2026
89 days ÷ 7 = 12.71 weeks · 13 Monday boundaries crossed

How many weeks until Winter Solstice?

12 weeks and 5 days. The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, usually 21 or 22 December. The 5-day remainder is the offset between today, a Wednesday, and Winter Solstice, a Monday. For the day figure ticking live, use the Winter Solstice countdown.

Week by week to Winter Solstice

There are 13 Monday boundaries between now and Winter Solstice, and crossing each one takes a week off the count.

Week boundaryWeek startsISO weekWeeks still to go
1September 28, 20264012
2October 5, 20264111
3October 12, 20264210
4October 19, 2026439
5October 26, 2026448
...3 further weeks not listed......
9November 23, 2026484
10November 30, 2026493
11December 7, 2026502
12December 14, 2026511
13December 21, 2026520

Which week of the year does Winter Solstice fall in?

Winter Solstice 2026 sits in ISO week 52, while today sits in week 39. Because Winter Solstice keeps the same calendar date every year, its ISO week number still drifts, by one week at a time, as the weekday of December 21 moves forward. The Monday-to-Sunday dates are listed on the week 52 page.

Full weeks
12
Odd days
5
Working weeks
12.6
ISO week
52
Weekends
13

How many weekends are left before Winter Solstice?

13 weekends, counting Saturdays that have not yet passed, out of the 89 days ahead. Of those days, 63 are working days and 26 fall at a weekend. Weekly commitments are easier to plan against the weekday tally than against the raw week count: 13 Mondays and 13 Fridays remain. The weekends until Winter Solstice page sets out the counting rule in full.

Weeks until Winter Solstice in coming years

YearDateWeekdayWeeks from todayOdd days
2026December 21Monday125
2027December 21Tuesday646
2028December 21Thursday1171
2029December 21Friday1692
2030December 21Saturday2213

The gap between 2026 and 2027 is 365 days, or 52.14 weeks, so the week count never simply rises by 52.

Questions

How many weeks until Winter Solstice?
12 weeks and 5 days, from September 23, 2026 to December 21, 2026.
How many working weeks is that?
12.6, being 63 Monday-to-Friday days at five per week.
What day of the week is Winter Solstice 2026?
A Monday, December 21, 2026, in ISO week 52.
How many days until Winter Solstice?
89 days. See the live Winter Solstice countdown.

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