Free tools · Working days calculator
251 working days
From Thursday 1 January 2004 to Friday 31 December 2004, both included: 366 days, less 104 weekend days and 11 public holidays on a weekday.
Share on WhatsAppSave the image
Add the public holidays to your calendar · the .ics file · every calendar feed
- 251Working daysMonday to Friday
- 366DaysBoth dates included
- 104Weekend daysSaturdays and Sundays
- 11Public holidayson weekdays, of 15
With Saturdays as working days it’s 301 working days. See that count.
Public holidays in these dates
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 JanuaryThursday | New Year’s Day |
| 21 MarchSunday | Human Rights DayLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 22 March is a public holiday. |
| 22 MarchMonday | Public holiday: Human Rights Day observedLong weekendHuman Rights Day falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday. |
| 9 AprilFriday | Good FridayLong weekend |
| 12 AprilMonday | Family DayLong weekend |
| 14 AprilWednesday | National and provincial electionsDeclared by the President. The proclamation. |
| 27 AprilTuesday | Freedom Day |
| 1 MaySaturday | Workers’ DayFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move. |
| 16 JuneWednesday | Youth Day |
| 9 AugustMonday | National Women’s DayLong weekend |
| 24 SeptemberFriday | Heritage DayLong weekend |
| 16 DecemberThursday | Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 DecemberSaturday | Christmas DayLong weekendFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move. |
| 26 DecemberSunday | Day of GoodwillLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 27 December is a public holiday. |
| 27 DecemberMonday | Public holiday: Day of Goodwill observedLong weekendThe Day of Goodwill falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday. |
How we count
A working day here is Monday to Friday, less public holidays. Tick Saturdays for a six-day week: Saturdays then count, unless one is a public holiday. Sundays never count. Both the first and the last date are included.
Public holidays come from the Public Holidays Act: when one falls on a Sunday, the Monday after it is a holiday too, and days the President declares, such as election days, are included. A holiday on a Saturday doesn’t move, so in a five-day week it takes no working day away.
Source: the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 (Schedule 1 and sections 2(1) and 2A) and the President’s proclamations in the Government Gazette, checked against the government’s published lists on 7 November 2026.