Year progress
What percentage of the year has passed? And how many days remain?
- Instant
- Free
- Private (processed locally)
- No sign-up
The year slipping by, as one percentage
Hugely popular on social media, the “year progress” sums up where we are in a single number: the percentage of time already elapsed. The tool adds the days passed and remaining, and applies the same idea to the current month and day.
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Open the page
No input: everything starts from the current date and time.
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Read the percentage
The big violet bar shows the year elapsed.
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Zoom in
The current month and day have their own progress.
A few markers in the year
| Date | ≈ Progress | Days left |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | 0% | 365 |
| 2 April | ≈ 25% | ≈ 273 |
| 2 July (noon) | ≈ 50% | ≈ 182 |
| 1 October | ≈ 75% | ≈ 91 |
Markers for a 365-day year; a leap year shifts the percentages slightly. The bar refreshes every second, computed entirely in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
How is the percentage calculated?
It is the time elapsed since 1 January at midnight divided by the total length of the year, in milliseconds. At noon on 2 July of a non-leap year you are at roughly 50% — halfway through the year.
Do leap years change the calculation?
Yes: a leap year has 366 days instead of 365. The tool detects it automatically (every 4 years, except centuries not divisible by 400) and adjusts the total and the days remaining accordingly.
Why show the month and day too?
Because the same logic applies at every scale. Seeing the day at 75% by 6 pm, or the month at 50% on the 15th, helps you picture passing time and push to finish what needs finishing.
Does the bar really move live?
It refreshes every second. At the scale of the year the motion is imperceptible, but the day bar advances visibly — a small reminder that time is a resource flowing away.