What Date is 5 Days Ago From Today?
Are you trying to figure out what the date was five days ago?

Date 5 Days Ago
Sunday September 17, 2023
The date 5 days ago from today is Sunday September 17, 2023. This calculation is made using the date today, which is September 22, 2023.
You can validate this result using our days from today calculator or our time duration calculator.
Start Date | Date 5 Days Prior |
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September 18, 2023 | September 13, 2023 |
September 19, 2023 | September 14, 2023 |
September 20, 2023 | September 15, 2023 |
September 21, 2023 | September 16, 2023 |
September 22, 2023 | September 17, 2023 |
September 23, 2023 | September 18, 2023 |
September 24, 2023 | September 19, 2023 |
September 25, 2023 | September 20, 2023 |
September 26, 2023 | September 21, 2023 |
How to Calculate the Date 5 Days Ago
You can figure out the date five days ago by hand using a calendar. Look at the calendar and look backward one day at a time while also subtracting one from 5 for each day you look backward.
Continue this process until your original number has reached zero after subtracting the days. This is the date 5 days ago.
You can use a tool such as our day counter to simplify this process.
5 Weekdays Ago From Today
If you want to consider only weekdays and ignore days that fall on the weekend, then five weekdays ago is Friday September 15, 2023.
Date 5 Weekdays Ago
Friday September 15, 2023
It's important to note that this date does not consider holidays that may fall on a weekday. So, you'll need to adjust this to account for holidays if you're trying to calculate the date 5 business days ago.