Week Number Calculator

ISO 8601 week number for any date.

Standard-based

Interactive calculator

This calculator becomes interactive when JavaScript is available. The page still provides its method, limits and related tools without JavaScript.

How it works

Uses the ISO 8601 rule: weeks run Monday–Sunday, and week 1 of a year is whichever week contains that year's first Thursday. That's why the first days of January sometimes belong to the previous year's final week, and the last days of December can belong to week 1 of the next year.

Result classification

Standard-based. The result follows a published technical standard or the browser’s IANA time-zone data. Browser time-zone data can vary by version, so important historical or future rules should be confirmed.

Limitations

Depends on the browser’s standards and time-zone database version. Repeated or nonexistent local times require an explicit choice.

Frequently asked questions

Why does January 1 sometimes fall in week 52 or 53?

Because ISO week 1 is defined by the first Thursday of the year, not by January 1 itself — if January 1 falls on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it's still part of the previous year's last week.

Practical guide

How to use the Week Number Calculator

Reviewed 27 July 2026
  1. Enter the known values.Use the date, time, place or duration requested above.
  2. Check the assumptions.Confirm time zone, weekend, inclusion and rounding choices when shown.
  3. Read and reuse the result.Copy, share or continue to a related tool without retyping unnecessary information.

Common uses

The Week Number Calculator is useful for reporting periods, school terms, publishing and recurring schedules.

Edge cases to check

Pay particular attention to ISO week-year boundaries, leap years and different first-day-of-week customs.