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How many days until the first day of winter? 55 days, ticking.

A live countdown to the first day of winter 2026, plus weeks, working days and sleeps. Go full screen to show it to the room.

First day of winter
Monday, December 21, 2026
55days

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Learn about it

First day of winter

The first day of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice, which has the shortest daylight of the year.

Wikidataone of the Earth's four temperate seasons, occurring between autumn and spring; one of the 8 Sámi seasons
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Questions people ask

The first day of winter is on Monday, December 21, 2026, 55 days from now. The counter shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds left, live, to midnight at the start of the day.

Yours, guessed from your browser. Tap the zone under the date to pick another one, for instance when you share your screen with people abroad. Copy link keeps the zone you chose.

Days counts whole 24-hour days left, with the rest in the clock. Sleeps counts the nights until the day, which is how children count it.