How many days until December 23?
There are 122 days until December 23, 2026, which lands on a Wednesday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to December 23
December 23 birthday facts
Born on December 23? That makes you a Capricorn — disciplined, ambitious and quietly funny. Your birthstone is the turquoise, your birth flower is the narcissus, and your half-birthday lands on June 23 — worth celebrating too. See everything about being born in December, get the full picture with the birthday personality tool, or work out your exact age with the age calculator.
Famous birthdays on December 23
Anyone celebrating a December 23 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Madam C.J. Walker (1867) — pioneering entrepreneur
- Eddie Vedder (1964) — Pearl Jam frontman
- Emperor Akihito (1933) — former Emperor of Japan
What makes a December 23 birthday special
December 23 is the 357th day of the year, which means a December 23 birthday arrives with 8 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 2nd day of Capricorn season — disciplined, ambitious and quietly funny. December 25 is among the rarest birthdays in the U.S. — while late December babies are famously overrepresented among pro athletes thanks to school-year age cutoffs.
What day of the week is December 23?
| Year | December 23 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | Thursday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | Monday |
Quick answers
- How many days until December 23?
- There are 122 days until December 23, 2026. It falls on a Wednesday.
- What zodiac sign is December 23?
- People born on December 23 are Capricorn — typically disciplined, ambitious and quietly funny.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for December 23?
- The December birthstone is Turquoise and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
- Which famous people were born on December 23?
- Famous December 23 birthdays include Madam C.J. Walker, Eddie Vedder, Emperor Akihito.