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Accurately calculate the time remaining until Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Automatically tracks the third Monday in January.
Count down to the January 15 birthday anniversary.
His birthday was January 15, 1929. The US federal observance falls on the third Monday in January. This tool follows the fixed birthday date, not the federal holiday calendar.
Overview
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This countdown targets January 15 each year, Martin Luther King Jr.'s recorded birthday. It is a fixed month-and-day reminder. The U.S. federal holiday honoring Dr. King is a separate calendar observance held on the third Monday in January, so its date can differ from January 15. In 2026, for example, the federal observance fell on January 19. Use the date that matches your plan: a birthday remembrance or a holiday schedule.
The National Archives records King's birth as January 15, 1929, and describes the federal holiday as the third Monday in January. The Office of Personnel Management explains the federal employee holiday schedule under 5 U.S.C. 6103. The 2026 White House proclamation names January 19 as that year’s federal observance. These official references support the date distinction; they do not establish every employer's or institution's closure policy.
The page selects the next January 15 by default and breaks the time difference into days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It updates once per second. The displayed target is a calendar date at local midnight on the device, so the countdown uses the device's current clock and time zone. It is not a centrally synchronized event start time.
You can change the displayed year with the year controls to inspect another annual occurrence. The heading and date update with the selected year, while the time display reports the distance to that selected date. The page also offers calendar actions for adding the displayed occurrence through a calendar service or downloading an ICS event file.
Guide
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Open the page to see its default upcoming January 15 target.
Use the year control to move to another year. Confirm the displayed year before noting the result.
Read the four units as a duration: whole days, then remaining hours, minutes, and seconds.
For a reminder, use the calendar menu to open a supported calendar option or download an ICS file. Check the event date and time zone after importing it.
If you are planning around the federal holiday, look up that year's third Monday in January separately. Do not assume the January 15 countdown is the federal observance date.
Use cases
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A teacher or organizer can use the January 15 reminder to prepare a lesson, reading list, or birthday-focused activity. If the event will take place on the federal holiday or a weekend, confirm the chosen date with participants.
An editor can check how much time remains before the fixed birthday date and schedule a draft or review milestone. Label the date as January 15 so it is not mistaken for that year's Monday holiday.
Someone who wants an annual prompt can add the selected occurrence to a personal calendar. Review the imported time zone and event time, especially when sharing with people in other regions.
Q&A
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No. The target is January 15, Dr. King's birthday. The federal holiday is observed on the third Monday in January, which may be another date.
The date can differ because the countdown targets January 15 while a holiday calendar may show the third Monday. On January 15 itself, the target remains that day’s local midnight, so the display can show elapsed time since midnight. The time difference follows your device clock and local time zone; check those settings if the duration looks unexpected.
Use the year control to select a different year and read the selected target. For official holiday schedules or an institution's operating hours, consult the relevant government or organization calendar separately.
Notes
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This page is a date reminder. It does not determine whether a school, employer, bank, government office, market, or other organization is closed, nor does it provide event listings or local observance details. The timer depends on the device clock and time zone; an incorrect system setting can shift the displayed duration. A calendar export should be checked after import because calendar apps may apply their own time-zone and event-handling settings.
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