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American federal holiday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the U.S. federal holiday on the third Monday in January, honoring the civil-rights leader. Its numbered date changes each year.

Also known as: MLK Day · MLK Jr Day · January MLK holiday

131
days to go18 weeks and 5 days · about 4 months
DateJanuary 18, 2027
CountdownWhole calendar days
TimezoneYour local timezone
LocationUnited States
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Why does MLK Day move each year?

Federal law fixes it to the third Monday in January, not to a single numbered date.

This calendar-date countdown follows your local timezone. It does not invent a universal midnight.

Date schedule

Current and future dates for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

These dates are calculated from a reviewed recurrence rule and stop at the stored source-review horizon. Estimated rows remain labelled as estimates.

  1. Current countdown

    Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Checked July 26, 2026

  2. Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Checked July 26, 2026

  3. Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Checked July 26, 2026

  4. Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Checked July 26, 2026

  5. Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Checked July 26, 2026