A live countdown to Groundhog Day — it falls on February 2. See the days remaining plus a running hours, minutes and seconds timer, free and entirely in your browser.
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Groundhog Day falls on February 2 every year.
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How many days until Groundhog Day?
Groundhog Day falls on February 2, so the countdown above rolls over to next year automatically the moment this year's Groundhog Day passes — it will never show a negative number.
The big number is the count of whole days from today until Groundhog Day. The live timer beneath it ticks down the remaining hours, minutes and seconds in your local time zone, so it stays accurate wherever you are.
How the date is worked out
Groundhog Day is fixed at February 2. Only the weekday changes from year to year.
Groundhog Day falls on February 2 every year. The counter at the top of the page shows the exact number of days until the next February 2, updated live. Below it, a timer counts down the remaining hours, minutes and seconds.
What day of the week is Groundhog Day this year?
Groundhog Day falls on February 2 every year. The weekday therefore changes from year to year. The date line under the headline shows the full weekday and date of the upcoming Groundhog Day, calculated automatically from your device clock.
Does the countdown reset after Groundhog Day?
The Groundhog Day countdown resets automatically. As soon as Groundhog Day has passed, the timer switches to next year's date, so the figure on screen is always the time until the next Groundhog Day. It never counts up and never shows a negative number, and the year label beside the headline updates to the new target year.
What actually happens on Groundhog Day?
On Groundhog Day, February 2, tradition holds that a groundhog emerging from its burrow forecasts the weather: if it sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter follow, and if it does not, spring arrives early. The best-known ceremony is at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where Punxsutawney Phil has been consulted since 1887. It is not a public holiday in the United States or Canada. The custom descends from Candlemas, a European festival kept on the same date.