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Live countdown timer tracking the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the December 13 National Memorial Day to help remember history.
December 13 is the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims, established to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
On December 13, 1937, Japanese invaders captured Nanjing and began a massacre that lasted over 40 days. In 2014, China's top legislature designated December 13 as the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.
Overview
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This page tracks the next December 13, the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre victims in China. The date is fixed; there is no custom-date field. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress established the annual observance and its remembrance purpose in a 2014 decision. The published decision is the date and observance reference.
The timer breaks the interval into whole days, hours, minutes, and seconds and refreshes once per second. Its target is midnight at the start of December 13 in the device’s local time zone. That means the display counts to the calendar day, not to the start time of a particular public ceremony.
The observance commemorates victims of the Nanjing Massacre and other people killed during Japan’s invasion of China. The official decision places the day on December 13 each year. The countdown is a date reminder; it does not provide a program, venue, ceremony schedule, or historical account.
The original decision is dated February 27, 2014. The timer’s recurring target is the month and day, so viewing a selected anniversary year does not change the annual date.
Guide
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The page selects the next December 13 automatically using the current date and time on your device.
Days, hours, minutes, and seconds show time remaining to local midnight at the start of December 13. On the day itself, the page shows a today state.
Use the year control to view a particular anniversary year. This changes the year being viewed, while the month and day remain December 13.
After the selected date passes, the page shows a passed state and offers a next-anniversary action. Reopening the page recalculates the default next date.
Use cases
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An educator can display the approaching date as a reminder, then use appropriate historical materials to explain the observance and its context.
An organizer can use the date to set an internal calendar reminder. Confirm any event time, location, or participation details with the relevant organizer’s current announcement.
Q&A
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It is observed each year on December 13. The countdown targets that annual calendar date.
No. The event date is fixed. The year control lets you inspect a different December 13 anniversary, not choose another month or day.
The target is midnight in the device’s local time zone and the calculation uses the device clock. Different time zones or an inaccurate clock can therefore show a different remaining interval.
Notes
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The countdown depends on the current time and time zone set on your device. It describes the calendar day only; it does not confirm an official ceremony time or current event arrangements. For a scheduled activity, verify details with its organizer.
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