There are 68 days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027, on Monday, 18 January 2027 (Monday). This page counts down to the day, explains what it is and how it is observed, and gives the dates for 2026, 2027 and 2028.

Try the tool: Countdown Timer — count down to Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 live, second by second.

Try the tool: Days Until Calculator — count the days until any date, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 is on Monday, 18 January 2027 — Monday. That is 68 days from today (11 November 2026) — 9 weeks and 5 days, or about 2.2 months. It is a United States observance, and a federal holiday in the United States where marked.

How the countdown is worked out

The countdown is the number of days from today to the holiday's date: Monday, 18 January 2027 minus 11 November 2026 is 68 days. The count is in calendar days — it counts the days you have to wait, not the number of midnights, and it does not count today. The countdown timer recomputes the number live, second by second, and the days until calculator does the same calculation for any date you choose. If the holiday is in a different time zone from you, the day starts at a different moment — but the date is the date, and the countdown is in days, so the time zone does not change the number.

What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday of January, honours the civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr., born 15 January 1929. It became a US federal holiday in 1986.

How Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed

It is a federal holiday and a national day of service — Americans are encouraged to volunteer. Cities hold marches, church services and readings of King's speeches.

How the date is worked out

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday of January, so it always falls between 15 and 21 January — close to King's birthday on 15 January.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028

Year Date Day of the week
2026 19 January 2026 Monday
2027 18 January 2027 Monday
2028 17 January 2028 Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 in the calendar

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 is the 18th day of 2027 — a year of 365 days — and it falls in ISO week 3 of the year. There are 347 days left in the year after it, and 31 days in January 2027. In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.

The week number matters more than people think: in business and government across Europe, dates are often given as week numbers, and the week number finder gives the ISO week for any date. The day-of-year number is used in astronomy, in logistics and in some payroll systems. And the days-left figure is the useful one for planning the rest of the year: after Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 there are 347 days — 49 weeks — left in 2027.

Planning for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027

68 days is about 9 weeks — enough time to plan, but not so much that it can wait. If Martin Luther King Jr. Day means travel, book it this week: fares rise as the date approaches. If it means time off work, put the request in now. And if it means preparations, start them — 9 weeks is enough for most plans, but not if you leave it to the last week.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 falls on a Monday — a weekday — so most people need to take the day off to mark it properly. If it is a federal holiday, federal offices close and many employers give the day off; if it is not, the day off comes out of your annual leave. Book the time off early, especially if the holiday is one people travel for: the days around a weekday holiday are among the busiest travel days of the year, and the fares rise as the date approaches.

The countdown in other units

The countdown to Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 is 68 days — which is 9 weeks and 5 days, 1632 hours, 97,920 minutes, or about 2.2 months. Of those 68 days, 48 are weekdays and 20 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 48 of them left before the holiday. The days between dates calculator works out the same numbers for any two dates, and the business days calculator counts the working days excluding public holidays.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the world

As an American observance, this day is marked across the United States, and many of the days in this group are federal holidays — which means federal offices close, banks close, and the post does not run. Whether you get the day off depends on your employer and your state: private employers are not required to close on federal holidays. Schools usually follow the federal calendar, and the days around the holiday are among the busiest travel days of the year.

Planning checklist for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027

When Task
This week Book travel and request time off, if Martin Luther King Jr. Day means either — fares rise as the date approaches.
Two weeks before Buy gifts or make preparations, and confirm plans with family.
One week before Check the date once more — the date is fixed — and finalise the plan.

More countdowns

If you are counting down to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2027, New Year's Day 2027, Easter Sunday 2027. And for the same holiday in another year, see Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2028.

Frequently asked questions

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 is on Monday, 18 January 2027 (Monday).

How many days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

There are 68 days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 from 11 November 2026.

What day of the week is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 is a Monday.

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2026?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026 is on Monday, 19 January 2026 (Monday).

Is Martin Luther King Jr. Day a public holiday?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States where marked, and it is observed as a public holiday in some states. Check your state and employer for the exact position.

What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday of January, honours the civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr., born 15 January 1929. It became a US federal holiday in 1986.

How many weeks until Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

There are 9 weeks and 5 days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 — 68 days in total.

How many working days are left until Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

Count the weekdays between today and the holiday: the business days calculator does it, excluding weekends and the public holidays you add. The countdown in other units above gives the weekday count for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027.

Sources

  • IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (Intl.DateTimeFormat with timeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory.
  • TimeFlow's own time-zone data (data/cities.ts, data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database.
  • Holiday dates: TimeFlow's own holiday data (data/holidays.ts).
  • TimeFlow's countdown timer and days until calculator — the live tools behind the countdown on this page.
  • Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.