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How many days until Father's Day?
Father's Day falls on ….
Counted in your own time zone, —.
In the UK and the US, Father's Day is the third Sunday in June, so it moves between the 15th and the 21st.
A moving Sunday
Because it is fixed to a weekday rather than a date, Father's Day shifts by up to a week each year — which is precisely why people forget it. A birthday sits in your calendar once and stays put; a third Sunday has to be worked out afresh every year, and usually gets worked out on the Saturday.
The real deadline is postage
Anything being sent has a delivery cut-off several days before the Sunday, and standard post around a weekend gift date is optimistic at best. Counting to the day itself is counting to the wrong thing: the date that matters is roughly a week earlier, which is when a posted present still arrives.
It is not the same date everywhere
The UK and US share the third Sunday in June, but plenty of countries do not — Australia marks it in September, Germany on Ascension Day in May, and Spain and Italy on 19 March. If the person you are counting to lives somewhere else, check before you rely on this one.
Questions
When is Father's Day?
The third Sunday in June in the UK and US, so between the 15th and the 21st depending on the year.
Is it the same date worldwide?
No. Australia marks it in September, much of Catholic Europe on 19 March, and Germany on Ascension Day.
When should I post a gift?
About a week before, allowing for weekend delivery being slower than the estimate suggests.