Date & time · defender of the fatherland dayHow many days until Defender of the Fatherland Day

Defender of the Fatherland Day falls 23 February. The counter below runs in real time: days, hours, minutes and seconds until midnight on your own device clock.

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Russian publicpublic holiday in Russia

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23 February

What this day is

Marked on 23 February since 1922 and a public holiday since 2002. Informally it has long been treated as a men's day, although it is formally about military service.

This year—the year is not in the lunar table

Next year—the year is not in the lunar table

Day off or working dayPublic holidayan official public holiday in Russia

Working days left—Monday to Friday, day-swaps not counted

Long weekend—the date does not sit next to a weekend

How the date is worked out23 Februarythe same rule every year