Western & secular
How many days until Mother's Day (US/UK varies)?
💐 183 days until Mother's Day (US/UK varies)
Mother's Day (US/UK varies) falls on Sunday, May 9, 2027 in your local time.
About Mother's Day (US/UK varies)
Mother's Day honours mothers and motherhood. The date varies by country: the United States and many others observe it on the second Sunday in May, a date set after campaigning by Anna Jarvis in the early 20th century. The United Kingdom keeps the older Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent, which moves with Easter. This countdown uses the US second-Sunday-in-May rule, the most widely searched version. It is not a public holiday but is heavily marked with cards, flowers, and gifts, making it a major commercial date each spring.
Date rule: Second Sunday in May (United States date).
When is the next Mother's Day (US/UK varies)?
The next Mother's Day (US/UK varies) is Sunday, May 9, 2027 , in 184 days. The countdown at the top of this page updates every second in your own time zone, so the number stays accurate wherever you are reading from. Because Mother's Day (US/UK varies) is treated as an all-day calendar date rather than a fixed clock time, the countdown rolls over at midnight in your local zone, not at midnight UTC. If you are coordinating across regions, set reminders against this date and let each person's device localise it.
This year the holiday lands on a Sunday, which means it falls on a weekend, many workplaces that observe it grant a substitute day off on the nearest weekday instead. Across the next five occurrences listed below, Mother's Day (US/UK varies) touches the same weekday each time and lands on a weekend 5 of those 5 years, useful when you are planning travel, time off, or a recurring event around it.
How the Mother's Day (US/UK varies) date is set
Mother's Day (US/UK varies) belongs to the western & secular calendar tradition. Second Sunday in May (United States date). Movable dates like this are resolved from the underlying calendar rule rather than a fixed Gregorian day, which is why the date moves around the calendar each year. Timekit computes every occurrence in the table below from that same rule, so the dates stay consistent with the rest of the site's calendar tools and update automatically as the years roll forward.
If you want the dates in your own calendar app, use the live countdown above, then jump to the western & secular countdowns or the full holiday list to line up the surrounding observances. For a date-by-date planning view, the five-year table gives you the exact weekday for each upcoming year at a glance.
Mother's Day (US/UK varies) dates for the next five years
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Sunday, May 9, 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, May 14, 2028 |
| 2029 | Sunday, May 13, 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, May 12, 2030 |
| 2031 | Sunday, May 11, 2031 |
Mother's Day (US/UK varies) FAQ
When is Mother's Day (US/UK varies) this year?
The next Mother's Day (US/UK varies) is Sunday, May 9, 2027, in 184 days.
What date is Mother's Day (US/UK varies) 2028?
Mother's Day (US/UK varies) 2028 falls on Sunday, May 14, 2028.
Does Mother's Day (US/UK varies) fall on the same date every year?
No. Second Sunday in May (United States date). The Gregorian date shifts each year, so check the table above for the exact date you need.
Is the next Mother's Day (US/UK varies) on a weekend?
Yes, the next Mother's Day (US/UK varies) is a Sunday.