How long is 5 Business Days
To find out how long is 5 Business days add 5 consecutive days when offices are normally open for business and skip weekends and national holidays.
In the United States, in Europe and in many other parts of the world, normal business days are Monday to Friday with Saturday and Sunday being the weekend.
This means most businesses are open for work from Monday till Friday and are closed on weekends.
Most businesses are also closed on national holidays like Thanksgiving Day, Labor Day and Christmas Day.
When counting “5 business days” we skip weekends and national holidays.
Let’s see some examples.
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How long is ‘5 Business Days’ from Wednesday?
Assuming a normal 2-day weekend of Saturday and Sunday, 5 Business Days from Wednesday are 7 actual days:
Thursday, Friday: 2 Business Days
Saturday, Sunday: Weekend (2 days)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 3 Business Days
So, assuming a 2-day weekend, 5 Business Days from a Wednesday will be the Wednesday of the following week.
How long is ‘5 Business Days’ from Friday?
Assuming a normal 2-day weekend of Saturday and Sunday, 5 Business Days from Friday are 7 actual days:
Saturday, Sunday: Weekend (2 days)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 5 Business Days
So, assuming a 2-day weekend, 5 Business Days from a Friday will be the Friday of the following week.
How long is ‘5 Business Days’ from Saturday?
Assuming a normal 2-day weekend of Saturday and Sunday, 5 Business Days from Saturday are 6 actual days:
Sunday: Weekend (just 1 day)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 5 Business Days
So, assuming a 2-day weekend, 5 Business Days from a Saturday will be the Friday of the following week.
How long is ‘5 Business Days’ from today?
To count 5 business days from today, just add 5 consecutive business working days starting tomorrow, skipping weekends and national holidays.
Let’s see what this could mean for someone in the United States.
Let’s say today is Tuesday, the 28th of June then this is how long 5 business days will be from today:
ADD 1st Business Day – Wednesday, 29th June (TOTAL = 1 Business Day)
ADD 2nd Business Day – Thursday 30th, June (TOTAL = 2 Business Days)
ADD 3rd Business Day – Friday – 1st, July (TOTAL = 3 Business Days)
SKIP Weekend – Saturday 2nd, July (TOTAL = 3 Business Days)
SKIP Weekend – Sunday 3rd, July (TOTAL = 3 Business Days)
SKIP National Holiday – Monday 4th, July (TOTAL = 3 Business Days)
ADD 4th Business Day – Tuesday – 5th, July (TOTAL = 4 Business Days)
ADD 5th Business Day – Wednesday – 6th, July (TOTAL = 5 Business Days)
So, 5 business days from Tuesday the 28th of June brings us to Wednesday the 6th of July.
Summary
A Business Day is a working day when most offices are normally open for work. In most parts of the world, a business day is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and a weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
To get 5 Business Days from a starting day, we count the next 5 consecutive business days skipping weekends and national holidays.
