How to read it
Each day box shows the date in its top-left corner as usual, and the day of the year in small grey figures in the top-right: 001 for 1 January, 032 for 1 February and 365 for 31 December 2027. The numbers always have three digits, the way date codes print them, so 7 January reads 007. The page opens on January to December and moves on to the next year in September; the holidays follow your browser’s country, as on the main calendar maker.
Where day-of-year dates turn up
- Egg cartons. Eggs packed under USDA grading carry a three-digit pack date, the day of the year they were washed, graded and packed, starting from 001 on 1 January (University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension, citing USDA). Most states require a pack date on other eggs too.
- Lot and batch codes. Manufacturers often stamp the year and the day number together, so 27032 or 7032 means 1 February 2027.
- Military supply. A MILSTRIP requisition document number carries a four-digit date in positions 7 to 10: the last digit of the year followed by the day of the year.
- Spreadsheets. In Excel or Google Sheets,
=A1-DATE(YEAR(A1),1,0)turns the date in A1 into its day of the year.
Counting days with it
Day numbers make date arithmetic quick. From 1 February (day 032) to 1 April (day 091) in a common year is 91 − 32 = 59 days. Across New Year, count what is left of the old year first: from day 350 of a 365-day year to day 010 of the next is 15 + 10 = 25 days. In a leap year, anything after 28 February is one day later in the count.
Other layouts
The numbers print with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 months per page, and with the fillable option on, so you can log batches or shifts by day number and keep the file. For ISO week numbers beside each row, open the calendar with week numbers; any other range or paper size starts from the calendar maker.
Day-of-year chart, 2027
Find the month along the top and the date down the side. 2027 is not a leap year: it has 365 days and 1 March is day 060.
| Day | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 001 | 032 | 060 | 091 | 121 | 152 | 182 | 213 | 244 | 274 | 305 | 335 |
| 2 | 002 | 033 | 061 | 092 | 122 | 153 | 183 | 214 | 245 | 275 | 306 | 336 |
| 3 | 003 | 034 | 062 | 093 | 123 | 154 | 184 | 215 | 246 | 276 | 307 | 337 |
| 4 | 004 | 035 | 063 | 094 | 124 | 155 | 185 | 216 | 247 | 277 | 308 | 338 |
| 5 | 005 | 036 | 064 | 095 | 125 | 156 | 186 | 217 | 248 | 278 | 309 | 339 |
| 6 | 006 | 037 | 065 | 096 | 126 | 157 | 187 | 218 | 249 | 279 | 310 | 340 |
| 7 | 007 | 038 | 066 | 097 | 127 | 158 | 188 | 219 | 250 | 280 | 311 | 341 |
| 8 | 008 | 039 | 067 | 098 | 128 | 159 | 189 | 220 | 251 | 281 | 312 | 342 |
| 9 | 009 | 040 | 068 | 099 | 129 | 160 | 190 | 221 | 252 | 282 | 313 | 343 |
| 10 | 010 | 041 | 069 | 100 | 130 | 161 | 191 | 222 | 253 | 283 | 314 | 344 |
| 11 | 011 | 042 | 070 | 101 | 131 | 162 | 192 | 223 | 254 | 284 | 315 | 345 |
| 12 | 012 | 043 | 071 | 102 | 132 | 163 | 193 | 224 | 255 | 285 | 316 | 346 |
| 13 | 013 | 044 | 072 | 103 | 133 | 164 | 194 | 225 | 256 | 286 | 317 | 347 |
| 14 | 014 | 045 | 073 | 104 | 134 | 165 | 195 | 226 | 257 | 287 | 318 | 348 |
| 15 | 015 | 046 | 074 | 105 | 135 | 166 | 196 | 227 | 258 | 288 | 319 | 349 |
| 16 | 016 | 047 | 075 | 106 | 136 | 167 | 197 | 228 | 259 | 289 | 320 | 350 |
| 17 | 017 | 048 | 076 | 107 | 137 | 168 | 198 | 229 | 260 | 290 | 321 | 351 |
| 18 | 018 | 049 | 077 | 108 | 138 | 169 | 199 | 230 | 261 | 291 | 322 | 352 |
| 19 | 019 | 050 | 078 | 109 | 139 | 170 | 200 | 231 | 262 | 292 | 323 | 353 |
| 20 | 020 | 051 | 079 | 110 | 140 | 171 | 201 | 232 | 263 | 293 | 324 | 354 |
| 21 | 021 | 052 | 080 | 111 | 141 | 172 | 202 | 233 | 264 | 294 | 325 | 355 |
| 22 | 022 | 053 | 081 | 112 | 142 | 173 | 203 | 234 | 265 | 295 | 326 | 356 |
| 23 | 023 | 054 | 082 | 113 | 143 | 174 | 204 | 235 | 266 | 296 | 327 | 357 |
| 24 | 024 | 055 | 083 | 114 | 144 | 175 | 205 | 236 | 267 | 297 | 328 | 358 |
| 25 | 025 | 056 | 084 | 115 | 145 | 176 | 206 | 237 | 268 | 298 | 329 | 359 |
| 26 | 026 | 057 | 085 | 116 | 146 | 177 | 207 | 238 | 269 | 299 | 330 | 360 |
| 27 | 027 | 058 | 086 | 117 | 147 | 178 | 208 | 239 | 270 | 300 | 331 | 361 |
| 28 | 028 | 059 | 087 | 118 | 148 | 179 | 209 | 240 | 271 | 301 | 332 | 362 |
| 29 | 029 | 088 | 119 | 149 | 180 | 210 | 241 | 272 | 302 | 333 | 363 | |
| 30 | 030 | 089 | 120 | 150 | 181 | 211 | 242 | 273 | 303 | 334 | 364 | |
| 31 | 031 | 090 | 151 | 212 | 243 | 304 | 365 |