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Due Date Calculator: When Is Your Baby Due?

Estimate a due date from your last period, conception date, IVF transfer or ultrasound scan, then see the early-term to post-term window.

How is the pregnancy dated?

Estimated due date–
Age today–
Trimester today–
Days to go–
Early term from–
Full term–
Post-term from–

Only a midwife, doctor or an ultrasound dating scan can confirm your dates. These are estimates for cycles of typical length, and few babies arrive on the exact day.

This is a general estimate for educational use. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis or a treatment plan. Talk to a doctor, midwife or other qualified professional before you change your health care or your plans for the birth.

Scan date against last-period date

Methods side by side
Each method you add is compared with the one selected above. Tap Add to try another.
Method Due date Difference
Term window with dates
Week boundaries as set by ACOG and SMFM. The row for today is highlighted.
Stage Weeks Dates
How this was worked out

Private by design. Everything runs in your browser and is never uploaded.

The basics

What is a due date calculator?

A due date calculator estimates when a baby is due by counting forward from a starting date. The last period method adds 280 days (40 weeks), adjusted for cycle length. A conception date adds 266 days, an IVF transfer counts from the age of the embryo, and an ultrasound scan uses the gestational age it reports.

This due date calculator puts all four methods in one place and shows them side by side, so you can see how far apart they land. It then marks the early term, full term, late term and post-term dates for the date you pick. To see how far along you are each week, with the full dated table, use the pregnancy calculator. To work backward from a due date, try the pregnancy conception calculator. For other everyday sums, see the free online calculators.

The same pregnancy dated five ways (last period January 10, 2027)
Method Date entered Count Due date
Last period, 28-day cycle Jan 10, 2027 + 280 days Sun, Oct 17, 2027
Last period, 32-day cycle Jan 10, 2027 + 280 + 4 = 284 days Thu, Oct 21, 2027
Last period, 24-day cycle Jan 10, 2027 + 280 – 4 = 276 days Wed, Oct 13, 2027
Conception date Jan 24, 2027 + 266 days Sun, Oct 17, 2027
IVF, day 5 embryo transfer Jan 29, 2027 + 261 days Sun, Oct 17, 2027
IVF, day 3 embryo transfer Jan 27, 2027 + 263 days Sun, Oct 17, 2027
Scan at 10 weeks 0 days Mar 21, 2027 + (280 – 70) = 210 days Sun, Oct 17, 2027
How it works

How to use the due date calculator

The first answer is already on screen. Change any date and it updates at once, with no Calculate button.

01

Pick how it is dated

Choose Period, Conceived, IVF or Scan. Use the one your records are based on. The last period method needs the first day of the last period and the cycle length.

02

Enter the dates

Use the date picker or type the date as 2027-03-10. For IVF add the age of the embryo at transfer, and for a scan add the weeks and days it reported.

03

Read the answer

The big date is the estimated due date. Below it are your age in weeks and days today, the trimester, the days to go and the dates where early term, full term and post-term begin.

04

Compare methods

Tap Add on another method to see its due date next to the first and the gap in days. With a scan and a last period, the gap is set against the ACOG threshold.

The maths

How is a due date worked out?

Every method finds the same thing: the date that is 280 days after the start of the 280-day count, which is the first day of the last period for a regular 28-day cycle. The methods differ only in which date they start from. Ovulation falls about 14 days into a 28-day cycle, so a conception date is 14 days later than the start of the count and needs 266 days instead of 280.

Naegele's rule is the last-period method written as a formula. This page adds the cycle adjustment: a cycle longer or shorter than 28 days moves the date by the difference. All counts are whole calendar days, so nothing is rounded. For counting between two dates in general, see the age calculator.

Formulas used (every date is a calendar day)
Method Formula
Last period First day of last period + 280 days + (cycle length − 28)
Conception date Conception date + 266 days (38 weeks)
IVF, day 5 embryo Transfer date + 261 days
IVF, day 3 embryo Transfer date + 263 days
IVF, day 6 embryo Transfer date + 260 days (266 − 6, the same rule as day 3 and day 5)
Ultrasound scan Scan date + (280 − gestational age at the scan, in days)
Age today Today − (due date − 280 days), shown as weeks and days
Reference

Term names, trimesters and ACOG dating thresholds

These are the published figures the calculator uses. Weeks and days are written as 37w0d for 37 weeks 0 days. Each figure comes from a document listed under Sources.

Stages of pregnancy and the weeks that define them
Stage Weeks and days Source
First trimester up to and including 13w6d ACOG Committee Opinion 700
Second trimester 14w0d to 27w6d ACOG Committee Opinion 700
Third trimester 28w0d onward ACOG Committee Opinion 700
Early term 37w0d to 38w6d ACOG and SMFM, via NICHD
Full term 39w0d to 40w6d ACOG and SMFM, via NICHD
Late term 41w0d to 41w6d ACOG and SMFM, via NICHD
Post-term 42w0d and beyond ACOG and SMFM, via NICHD
ACOG: days between the scan date and the last-period date that are a reason to change the due date
Gestational age at the scan Difference in days
8w6d or less more than 5
9w0d to 13w6d more than 7
14w0d to 15w6d more than 7
16w0d to 21w6d more than 10
22w0d to 27w6d more than 14
28w0d and beyond more than 21
Due date by cycle length (first day of last period January 1, 2027)
Cycle length Days added Total count Due date
22 days -6 274 days Sat, Oct 2, 2027
24 days -4 276 days Mon, Oct 4, 2027
26 days -2 278 days Wed, Oct 6, 2027
28 days 0 280 days Fri, Oct 8, 2027
30 days +2 282 days Sun, Oct 10, 2027
32 days +4 284 days Tue, Oct 12, 2027
34 days +6 286 days Thu, Oct 14, 2027
36 days +8 288 days Sat, Oct 16, 2027
40 days +12 292 days Wed, Oct 20, 2027
44 days +16 296 days Sun, Oct 24, 2027
Comparison

How this calculator differs from a basic due date calculator

Many due date calculators take one date and return one date. These are the details that change what the date means.

Features compared
Feature Basic due date calculator This calculator
Methods Often last period only Last period with cycle length, conception date, IVF day 3, 5 or 6, and ultrasound
Results Often needs a Calculate button Updates as you type, with an answer on first load
After the date One date and little else Age today in weeks and days, trimester and days to go
Term window Rarely shown Dates for early term, full term, late term and post-term, with the week boundaries from ACOG and SMFM
Comparing methods One method at a time Methods side by side with the gap in days, and a scan checked against the last-period date using the ACOG threshold
Working and sources Answer only, few links Every step written out and every figure traced to a document
Sharing Start again each time Copy the result or share a link with the same dates
Use cases

When comparing due date methods helps

Reading a dating scan

Enter the last period and the scan together to see the gap in days and the ACOG threshold for that stage, then ask the midwife or doctor which date is used.

Dating after IVF

Pick the transfer date and the age of the embryo to see the date counted from the transfer, next to a last-period date if you have one.

Unsure of the last period

Try a conception date or a scan result instead and compare. A scan is the way to confirm a date when the last period is uncertain.

Seeing the term names as dates

Early term, full term, late term and post-term are easier to picture as calendar dates. The bar and the table show where each begins.

Following the weeks

Use the pregnancy calculator for the week table and key dates, and the pregnancy weight gain calculator to compare weight with published ranges.

Looking at the cycle

See ovulation timing with the ovulation calculator and upcoming dates with the period calculator.

Good to know

What a due date does and does not tell you

A due date is an estimate built from published counting rules. It describes a typical pregnancy, not any one person, and a midwife or doctor decides which date is used for care.

  • Few babies arrive on the day

    A study quoted by Jukic and colleagues reported that only 4 percent of women delivered at 280 days and about 70 percent within 10 days of the estimated due date.

  • The date can change after a scan

    ACOG sets out when a scan date replaces a last-period date. The calculator shows the gap and the threshold and leaves the decision to your midwife or doctor.

  • Weeks count from the last period

    Gestational age starts about 14 days before conception, so a pregnancy of 40 weeks is about 38 weeks from conception.

  • Cycle length matters for one method

    Only the last-period method uses it. A 32-day cycle moves the date 4 days later and a 24-day cycle moves it 4 days earlier.

  • IVF dates use embryo age

    The count runs from the transfer date and the age of the embryo, so there is no cycle to adjust for.

  • Private and works offline

    Nothing you type leaves your browser. After the page loads, the calculator keeps working without a connection.

Limits

What this due date calculator does not do

No confirmation of dates

Only a midwife, doctor or an ultrasound dating scan can confirm dates. This page gives estimates for cycles of typical length and is not medical advice. For the NHS version of the last-period method, see the NHS due date calculator.

No special cases

It does not adjust for irregular cycles, for twins or more, or for a recent change in hormonal contraception. A midwife or doctor dates those pregnancies.

Not a fertility tool

It does not predict ovulation or fertile days and it is not a way to avoid or plan a pregnancy. The ovulation calculator covers cycle timing.

Sources

Where the facts come from

The calculations are plain date arithmetic on the published rules, checked against hand-counted examples. The counting rules, week boundaries and statistics come from these documents.

FAQ

Due date calculator FAQ

Short answers to common questions about estimating a due date.

How is a due date calculated?

The usual method counts 280 days, which is 40 weeks, from the first day of the last menstrual period. ACOG says that by convention the estimated due date is 280 days after the first day of the last period. A last period that began on January 10, 2027 gives October 17, 2027. A scan or an IVF transfer date can be used instead when the last period is not known.

How do I work out my due date from my last period?

Take the first day of the last period, add 280 days and, if the cycle is not 28 days, add or remove the difference. A 32-day cycle adds 4 days, so a period that began on January 10, 2027 gives October 21, 2027. The NHS and March of Dimes calculators also ask for the cycle length when it is not 28 days.

How do I calculate a due date from the conception date?

Add 266 days, which is 38 weeks, to the conception date. That is the 280-day count minus the 14 days from the start of the last period to ovulation, the same step Jukic and colleagues use in their 2013 study. A conception date of January 24, 2027 gives October 17, 2027.

How is the due date worked out after IVF?

ACOG says the due date is assigned from the age of the embryo and the transfer date: 261 days after the transfer for a day 5 embryo and 263 days for a day 3 embryo. This calculator also offers day 6, using the same rule of 266 minus the embryo age, which is 260 days. Your clinic can confirm the date it uses.

Does cycle length change the due date?

In the last-period method it does. The 280-day count assumes ovulation on about day 14 of a 28-day cycle. A longer cycle puts ovulation later and moves the due date later by the same number of days, and a shorter cycle moves it earlier. This calculator accepts cycles of 22 to 44 days.

What if my scan date and my last-period date disagree?

ACOG lists how far apart the two dates must be before the scan date is used: more than 5 days at 8 weeks 6 days or less, more than 7 days from 9 weeks 0 days to 15 weeks 6 days, more than 10 days from 16 weeks 0 days to 21 weeks 6 days, more than 14 days from 22 weeks 0 days to 27 weeks 6 days, and more than 21 days from 28 weeks 0 days. The calculator shows the gap and the threshold, and your midwife or doctor decides.

What are early term, full term, late term and post-term?

ACOG and SMFM defined early term as 37 weeks 0 days to 38 weeks 6 days, full term as 39 weeks 0 days to 40 weeks 6 days, late term as 41 weeks 0 days to 41 weeks 6 days, and post-term as 42 weeks 0 days and beyond. The calculator turns each range into dates for your due date.

How many babies are born on the due date?

Few. A 1996 ultrasound-dating study, quoted by Jukic and colleagues, reported that only 4 percent of women delivered at 280 days and about 70 percent within 10 days of the estimated due date. A due date works as a guide to the timing, not a deadline.

Which trimester am I in?

ACOG describes the first trimester as running up to 13 weeks 6 days, the second as 14 weeks 0 days to 27 weeks 6 days and the third as 28 weeks 0 days onward. The calculator shows yours from the date today, counted from the start of the 280-day count.

How accurate is a due date calculator?

It does arithmetic on the date you enter, so it cannot know your cycle, your ovulation date or what a scan measured. Only a midwife, doctor or an ultrasound dating scan can confirm dates, and they decide which date is used for care.

Is anything I enter saved or uploaded?

No. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing is sent to a server. Your dates appear in the page address only so that a shared link opens with the same values.