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How many days until Valentine's Day?
Valentine's Day falls on ….
Counted in your own time zone, —.
Valentine's Day is 14 February, every year, whatever day of the week it falls on.
The date is fixed. The deadline is not.
Valentine's Day itself is 14 February, but almost nothing about it happens on the day. Restaurant tables for the evening go in January. Anything that has to be delivered has a cut-off several days earlier, and florists' cut-offs are earlier still. The countdown worth watching runs to the booking, not the date.
A week either side matters more than you think
When the 14th lands on a weekday, most couples move the meal to the weekend before or after — which means two separate rushes and two separate booking deadlines. Counting to the date alone will have you organised for an evening when everyone else has already been and gone.
Not only for couples
The date has quietly widened. Galentine's on the 13th, Parents' and children's cards, and in Japan and Korea a whole sequence of related dates a month apart. If you are counting down to one of those instead, the arithmetic is the same and the deadline is usually earlier.
Questions
Is Valentine's Day always on 14 February?
Yes, every year. Only the weekday changes.
How many days until Valentine's Day?
The live counter above answers it to the second and resets to next year after the date passes.
When should I book a restaurant?
Popular tables for the evening itself are usually gone in January. If the 14th falls midweek, the surrounding weekend books out too.