What Is a Business Day?
A business day is a working day that typically falls between Monday and Friday. Weekends are excluded from business day calculations, and some organizations may also exclude public holidays.
Business day calculations are commonly used for project planning, shipping estimates, legal deadlines, financial transactions, and employee scheduling.
How This Business Days Calculator Works
This calculator adds or subtracts business days from a selected date while automatically excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
For example:
- Add 5 business days to a Monday → next Monday
- Add 10 business days → two working weeks later
- Subtract 5 business days → previous Monday
This makes it easy to calculate realistic deadlines and completion dates.
Common Uses
- Project planning
- Contract deadlines
- Shipping and delivery estimates
- Employee onboarding schedules
- Vacation and PTO planning
- Financial processing dates
Frequently Asked Questions
Are weekends included?
No. Saturdays and Sundays are automatically excluded.
Are holidays included?
Currently, federal holidays are not excluded. Only weekends are skipped.
Can I calculate backward?
Yes. Enter a negative number to calculate business days before the selected date.