How Many Days Until Thursday?

Thursday is named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder, lightning, and smashing things with a hammer. It is the day that feels like Friday but is not, which makes it both hopeful and slightly cruel. In the entertainment world, Thursday has been called the most important night on television since the 1980s. NBC built its empire on "Must See TV" Thursday nights (Seinfeld, Friends, The Office). Today, streaming services still favor Thursday drops because viewers binge over the weekend.

Note: Our countdown uses your browser's timezone to calculate exactly when Thursday starts where you are.

Why Thursday matters

Thanksgiving is always a Thursday (4th Thursday of November), making it the most celebrated Thursday of the year. In the UK, general elections are traditionally held on Thursdays, a convention dating back to 1935. Thursday is the most common day for restaurant reservations after Saturday, as people start their weekend early. College towns see their biggest party nights on Thursdays ("Thirsty Thursday"), not Fridays or Saturdays. In financial markets, the US Department of Labor releases weekly unemployment claims data every Thursday morning, making it one of the most watched economic indicators.