How many days until Thanksgiving?
The counter above shows the exact time left until Thanksgiving — days, hours, minutes and seconds. Thanksgiving does not fall on a fixed date, so the counter works out the fourth Thursday of November each year and rolls forward automatically once the day passes.
When is Thanksgiving 2026?
Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26. In the United States it is always the fourth Thursday of November, which is why the date shifts between November 22 and 28 from year to year.
Why does the Thanksgiving date change every year?
Because it is defined by a weekday, not a fixed number. US Thanksgiving is set as the fourth Thursday of November (a rule fixed by Congress in 1941), so it lands on a different date each year — anywhere from the 22nd to the 28th.
How do I use this countdown?
It starts the moment the page loads and runs entirely in your browser — no sign-up. Because it recalculates the fourth Thursday of November each year, you can bookmark it and it will always count down to the next Thanksgiving.
Local time in your browser. Targets midnight at the start of the fourth Thursday of November and rolls over automatically each year.