7 days to go
Share the countdown
Send the countdown page to the group, or to them. Watching the number drop is half the fun.Free birthday countdown timer
Birthday countdown: how many days until my birthday?
Pick a birthday to see exactly how long is left. Then turn it into a live countdown page to share, with a reminder 7 days before.
How it works
A birthday countdown page you can share
Most birthday countdown timers stop at a number. This one becomes a page you can share.
- Pick the birthdayThe day and month are all you need. Add the year to show the age they're turning.
- Make it yoursChoose a theme and an emoji topper, and add a short note from you.
- Share one linkIt counts down live every second and rolls on to next year by itself.
- Get a nudgeAn email or WhatsApp reminder a week before, or whenever you choose. For a friend's birthday, you can get another on the day.
Why 43 days, but 42 days and 19 hours on the clock?
The headline counts calendar days, which is also the number of sleeps left. The flip clock counts the exact time until midnight when the birthday begins, so it's usually a little less. Both are right; they're counting different things.
The countdown hits zero at midnight where the birthday person is. If they live abroad, pick their time zone under More options, and you can be the first to wish them, even from the other side of the world.
Count it yourself
How to work out how many days until your birthday
- Count the days left this monthTake today's date away from the number of days in the month.
- Add every full month in between30 or 31 days each, and 28 for February (29 in a leap year).
- Add the birthday's dateThat's your total. If the birthday has passed this year, count to next year's.
Birthday later this month? Just take today's date away from the birthday's date.
Example: 15 October to 25 December
16 days left in October, 30 in November and 25 in December: 16 + 30 + 25 = 71 days, or 10 weeks and 1 day.
The final week
The 7-day birthday countdown plan
Here's how to use the last week before a birthday, so the day itself is easy.
6 days to go
Pick the plan
Dinner, a party or a quiet day in? Decide with the group, without them.5 days to go
Sort the gift
Order it now and it arrives with days to spare.4 days to go
Collect wishes
Ask friends and family for a line or a photo to add to the card.3 days to go
Make the card
Put it all together now, so it's ready and waiting.2 days to go
Book the cake
Or bake it, if you're feeling brave.1 day to go
Set a midnight alarm
Add the midnight alarm from the countdown to your calendar, so you're first to wish.The big day 🎉
Send it at midnight
Be the first to wish them.Birthday cards
Make the card now. Send it on the day.
Balloons to pop, candles to blow out, a cake to cut and a letter from you, all on their phone. Make it while you remember, then send the link the moment their birthday begins.
Questions
Birthday countdown FAQs
How do I make a birthday countdown for someone else?
Choose Someone else's, add their name and birthday, and share the link on WhatsApp or anywhere else. Everyone who opens it sees the same live countdown.
Can I put the countdown on my WhatsApp status or Instagram story?
Yes. When your countdown page is ready, tap Save image to download a tall picture of it, sized for WhatsApp status and Instagram stories. Share the link too, so friends can watch it tick down live.
How does the countdown work for a 29 February birthday?
In years without a 29 February, we count down to 28 February. When a real leap day comes round, the countdown says so.
Is it free, and do you store my birthday?
It's free with no sign-up. The countdown is worked out on your device and the details live in the link itself. If you ask for a reminder, we keep your email or WhatsApp number and your countdown link (names, birthday, time zone and note), so the reminder can bring you back to it.
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