How do you calculate the number of days between two dates?
Enter the start date (today by default, editable via "Calculate between two specific dates") and the end date: the number of days between them appears instantly, no manual counting required.
How many sleeps?
How many days between two dates?
Instantly calculate the number of days between two dates — or, for kids, the number of sleeps until Christmas, a birthday or the holidays.
Quick countdowns
122
122 sleeps
= 122 days
A calculator of days between two dates
Looking for the number of days between two specific dates? Open "Calculate between two specific dates", pick your start and end dates, and the result appears instantly in days — and in sleeps if you're counting nights until an event.
How do you calculate the number of sleeps until a date?
It's the same calculation as the number of days between today and the chosen date. The calculator does this automatically — enter the date and the number of sleeps appears instantly.
What does 'sleep' mean in a sleep countdown?
A 'sleep' is one night of sleep. Counting sleeps until an event — Christmas, a birthday, the holidays — helps children understand how long they have to wait.
How many sleeps until Christmas?
The exact number depends on today's date: use the calculator above and set December 25th as your target date to find out instantly.
Does today count as a day or a sleep?
No — if you pick today as the target date, the calculator shows 'Today!' instead of a day or sleep count.
How many sleeps until the weekend?
It depends on the day you check the calculator: click the "Weekend" card above to see instantly how many sleeps are left until the next Saturday.
Start your first countdown tonight
Available on iPhone, iPad and Android. An event takes less than a minute to create, and the first "how many sleeps?" gets asked at bedtime.
