How Many Days Until Mid-Autumn Festival 2028? Countdown & Date

There are 692 days until Mid-Autumn Festival 2028, on Tuesday, 3 October 2028 (Tuesday). The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day. 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.

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When is Mid-Autumn Festival 2028?

Mid-Autumn Festival 2028 is on Tuesday, 3 October 2028 — Tuesday. That is 692 days from today (11 November 2026) — 98 weeks and 6 days, or about 22.7 months. It is a Chinese observance. The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day.

How the countdown is worked out

The countdown is the number of days from today to the holiday's date: Tuesday, 3 October 2028 minus 11 November 2026 is 692 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 Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. It is a harvest festival and a time for family reunion in China and across East Asia.

How Mid-Autumn Festival is observed

Families eat mooncakes, light lanterns and admire the full moon. It is a public holiday in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam (where it is the Children's Festival).

How the date is worked out

Mid-Autumn Festival follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, so its date moves each year and the exact date depends on the moon sighting or the local calendar. The dates on this page are the expected dates; they can shift by a day. For planning travel or time off, confirm the date with an official source for your country — and for religious observance, with your local religious authority.

Mid-Autumn Festival dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028

Year	Date	Day of the week
2026	25 September 2026	Friday
2027	15 September 2027	Wednesday
2028	3 October 2028	Tuesday

Mid-Autumn Festival 2028 in the calendar

Mid-Autumn Festival 2028 is the 277th day of 2028 — a leap year of 366 days — and it falls in ISO week 40 of the year. There are 89 days left in the year after it, and 31 days in October 2028. In the Northern Hemisphere it is autumn; 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 Mid-Autumn Festival 2028 there are 89 days — 12 weeks — left in 2028.

Planning for Mid-Autumn Festival 2028

692 days is 22 months — plenty of time to plan. If Mid-Autumn Festival means travel, book it now: fares and hotels are usually cheapest months in advance, and the popular dates sell out. If it means time off work, put the request in early, especially if the holiday falls on a weekday — Tuesday is a working day for most people, so the day off needs to be booked. And if it means gifts or preparations, the countdown is long enough that a little planning each week is worth more than a rush in the last few days.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2028 falls on a Tuesday — a weekday — so most people need to take the day off to mark it properly. 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 Mid-Autumn Festival 2028 is 692 days — which is 98 weeks and 6 days, 16608 hours, 996,480 minutes, or about 22.7 months. Of those 692 days, 494 are weekdays and 198 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 494 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.

Mid-Autumn Festival around the world

As a Chinese observance, this day follows the lunisolar calendar, so its date moves each year and the exact date can shift by a day. It is a public holiday in China and is observed by Chinese communities around the world. The customs — family reunion, special foods, fireworks, lanterns — are shared across the Chinese-speaking world, but the public holiday position varies by country.

Planning checklist for Mid-Autumn Festival 2028

When	Task
Now	Put Tuesday, 3 October 2028 in your calendar, with a reminder three months before.
Three months before	Book travel and request time off, if Mid-Autumn Festival means either — fares are usually cheapest this far out.
One month before	Buy gifts or make preparations, and confirm plans with family.
One week before	Check the date once more — lunar dates can shift by a day — and finalise the plan.

More countdowns

If you are counting down to Mid-Autumn Festival, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2028, New Year's Day 2028, Easter Sunday 2028. And for the same holiday in another year, see Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 and Mid-Autumn Festival 2028.

Frequently asked questions

When is Mid-Autumn Festival 2028?

Mid-Autumn Festival 2028 is on Tuesday, 3 October 2028 (Tuesday). The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day.