Calendar with US Federal Holidays and Moon Phases

Holidays, moon phases and seasons: how the calendar works

The calendar shows the 11 US federal holidays. Six of them move from year to year because they follow a weekday rule, such as Memorial Day on the last Monday of May and Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. In 2026 Memorial Day is Monday 25 May and Thanksgiving is Thursday 26 November.

Public holidays

Five federal holidays have fixed dates (New Year’s Day 1 January, Juneteenth 19 June, Independence Day 4 July, Veterans Day 11 November, Christmas Day 25 December). The other six follow a weekday rule: Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents’ Day = third Monday of January and of February, Memorial Day = last Monday of May, Labor Day = first Monday of September, Columbus Day = second Monday of October and Thanksgiving = fourth Thursday of November. In 2026 they fall on 19 January, 16 February, 25 May, 7 September, 12 October and 26 November. Ten of the 11 holidays fall on a weekday in 2026: Independence Day is on Saturday 4 July, and the federal day off moves to Friday 3 July, a substitute day the calendar does not mark.

For the other countries the tool shows the national public holidays: 11 in France, 8 in England and Wales, 9 common to all German states, 10 in Spain, 10 in Brazil and 12 in Italy. Holidays tied to Easter, such as Good Friday or Easter Monday, are computed with the standard Gregorian algorithm (golden number, epact, weekday); in 2026 Easter falls on 5 April. State and regional holidays and substitute days for holidays falling on a weekend are not shown.

Moon phases

The tool converts the date to a Julian day, counts the days since a reference new moon (6 January 2000) and divides by the mean lunar month of 29.53 days. The fractional part is the phase: 0 for new moon, 0.5 for full moon. This mean cycle puts the October 2026 new moon on the 10th or 11th; allow about one day of error.

Seasons and other calendars

Seasons use fixed Northern Hemisphere dates (20 March, 21 June, 22 September, 21 December), while real equinoxes and solstices shift by a day from year to year. Chinese and Islamic dates come from your browser’s Intl date engine; the Islamic date is calculated and can differ by a day from crescent sighting. Weeks start on Monday and no week numbers are shown.

Sources and dates: France: French Labour Code, art. L3133-1 and service-public.fr, public holidays in 2026; United States: OPM, Federal Holidays; United Kingdom: GOV.UK, bank holidays; Germany: BMI, the 9 public holidays common to all states; Spain: BOE, public holidays for 2026; Brazil: Ministério da Gestão, official 2026 calendar (portaria MGI nº 11.460/2025); Italy: Normattiva, Law 260/1949, art. 2 (checked 27/10/2026).

Frequently Asked Questions

How are lunar dates calculated?

Moon phases are estimated from a mean lunar cycle of 29.53 days counted from the new moon of 6 January 2000, with a margin of about one day. Chinese and Hijri dates come from your browser’s date engine (Intl); the calculated Hijri date can differ by one day from the observed crescent.

Can I view holidays for other countries?

Yes. The flag selector offers 7 countries: the United States, France, the United Kingdom (England and Wales), Germany, Spain, Brazil and Italy. It starts on the country of the page language, which is the United States in English.

When is Thanksgiving in 2026?

Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, which is 26 November in 2026. Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, fell on 25 May 2026.

Does the calendar show state holidays?

No. The calendar shows the 11 federal holidays only. Holidays set by individual states are not marked.

Is this tool really free?

Yes, all tools on Kristools are 100% free and accessible without registration.

Is my data protected?

Yes. All processing is performed directly and securely inside your browser. No personal data is sent to our servers.