Due Date Calculator

Estimate the due date, current gestational age and trimester

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Due Date Calculator — Complete Guide

An estimated due date is the single most quoted number of any pregnancy, and also the most misunderstood. It is a midpoint, not a deadline: the statistical window in which most babies arrive stretches from 37 to 42 weeks, and only about one baby in twenty-five is born exactly on the day.

What this calculator does

Choose whether to start from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP) or from the conception date, and the tool returns the estimated due date, today's gestational age in weeks and days, the days remaining, the current trimester, and a progress bar of the 40-week journey.

The method

from LMP: due = LMP + 280 days (+ cycle adjustment) from conception: due = conception + 266 days gestational age = today − LMP (measured from the LMP, not conception)

The 280-day figure is Naegele's rule, in use since the 19th century: 40 weeks from the last period, because pregnancy is conventionally dated from the LMP even though conception happens about two weeks later. That is why the conception-based route adds only 266 days. If your cycle is not 28 days, the estimate shifts: a 32-day cycle means ovulation happened around day 18, so the calculator adds the extra 4 days.

A worked example

LMP on January 10 with a 28-day cycle: due = January 10 + 280 days = October 17. On April 15 you are 13 weeks and 6 days along — the last days of the first trimester — with 185 days remaining. If the cycle were 34 days, the estimate moves to October 23.

Start pointCycleEstimated due date
LMP January 1028 daysOctober 17
LMP January 1034 daysOctober 23
Conception January 24—October 17

Accuracy, ultrasound and red flags

Treat the due date as the centre of a four-week window. Planning around "about two weeks either side" is both statistically honest and much less stressful than waiting for a single day.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the due date calculated?

The standard method (Naegele's rule) adds 280 days to the first day of your last period, assuming a 28-day cycle with ovulation on day 14. If your cycle is longer or shorter, each day of difference shifts the estimate by a day. From the conception date, add 266 days instead.

How accurate is the estimated due date?

It is an estimate, not a target. Only about 4% of babies are born exactly on their due date, and around 80% arrive within the window of 37 to 42 weeks. An ultrasound in the first trimester is the most accurate way to date a pregnancy.

What are the three trimesters?

The first trimester runs to week 13, the second from week 14 to 27, and the third from week 28 to birth. The calculator shows which one you are in, along with the current gestational age in weeks and days.

Last reviewed: October 5, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources: ACOG, NIH, WHO