6 Weeks from Today

Six weeks is 42 days

Six weeks sits between one month and two. It is a typical length for courses, training blocks, short programmes and project phases. Since 42 is a multiple of seven, the result falls on the same weekday as today, which makes scheduling simple.

A worked example

Start on 1 September. September has 30 days, so 30 days later is 1 October, and 12 more days reach 13 October. That is 42 days, so six weeks from 1 September is 13 October.

Breaking it into stages

People often split a six-week plan into three two-week stages, or six one-week stages with a review at the end of each. Put the checkpoint dates in your calendar from the start. The date shown above is the finish line; the weekly dates are every seven days before it.

In other units

Six weeks is 42 days, 1,008 hours or 60,480 minutes.

Questions people ask

How many weekdays are in six weeks?

Thirty, assuming Monday to Friday weeks and no holidays. That is a handy figure for courses and programmes that are described in working days or sessions.

Is six weeks the same as a month and a half?

Not exactly. Six weeks is 42 days, while a month and a half is about 45. A month averages roughly 30.4 days, so 42 days is closer to 1.4 months. Use weeks when a plan is weekly and months when it follows the calendar.