What week is it? See the current ISO-8601 week number at a glance, or look up the week number, week of year and day of year for any date.
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Understanding ISO week numbers
Week numbers are widely used in business, manufacturing, logistics and project planning — "we ship in week 42" is a common shorthand. The international standard for them is ISO-8601, and it has two firm rules: weeks start on Monday, and week 1 is the week containing the year's first Thursday (equivalently, the week that includes January 4).
A consequence of those rules is that the first few days of January can belong to the last week (52 or 53) of the previous year, and the last days of December can belong to week 1 of the next year. That's why the tool shows the ISO week's own year next to the number. Most years have 52 ISO weeks; some have 53. The full-year calendar shows where each of those weeks falls across all 12 months.
The lookup above also reports the week of year (a simple count of seven-day blocks from January 1) and the day of year (1 to 365 or 366), which are handy for spreadsheets and data work. To measure a gap between two dates instead, use the date calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
What week number is it right now?
The banner at the top shows the current ISO-8601 week number, calculated from your device's date. ISO weeks start on Monday, and week 1 is the week containing the first Thursday of the year. Week numbers run from 1 to 52 in most years and to 53 in years such as 2026 and 2032 — how many weeks are in a year lists which ones. The banner reads the date from your own device rather than a server, so it stays right in every time zone and keeps working offline.
What is the ISO-8601 week numbering system?
ISO-8601 is the international standard for week numbers. Weeks run Monday to Sunday, and week 1 is the week containing the year's first Thursday (equivalently, the week with January 4). A year has either 52 or 53 ISO weeks.
Why does the week number sometimes belong to a different year?
Because ISO weeks don't split across the Thursday boundary. January 1 can fall in week 52 or 53 of the previous ISO year, and December 31 can fall in week 1 of the next. The tool shows the ISO week's own year to make this clear.
What's the difference between week of year and ISO week?
The "week of year" simply counts seven-day blocks from January 1, while the ISO week follows the Monday-start, first-Thursday rule used worldwide. They often match but can differ by one, especially around New Year. The gap shows up whenever January 1 falls late in the week: a year starting on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday puts its first days in the previous year's final ISO week, so the ISO number lags the simple count by one. Spreadsheets add to the confusion — the WEEKNUM function defaults to the simple January 1 count, while ISOWEEKNUM follows the standard.