How many days until December 24?
There are 124 days until December 24, 2026, which lands on a Thursday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to December 24
December 24 birthday facts
Born on December 24? 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 24 — 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 24
Anyone celebrating a December 24 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Howard Hughes (1905) — aviation tycoon
- Ava Gardner (1922) — Hollywood golden-age star
- Ricky Martin (1971) — Latin pop superstar
December 24 is also Christmas Eve, so a birthday on this date shares the calendar with a celebration the whole world already knows.
What makes a December 24 birthday special
December 24 is the 358th day of the year, which means a December 24 birthday arrives with 7 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 3rd 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 24?
| Year | December 24 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | Friday |
| 2028 | Sunday |
| 2029 | Monday |
| 2030 | Tuesday |
Quick answers
- How many days until December 24?
- There are 124 days until December 24, 2026. It falls on a Thursday.
- What zodiac sign is December 24?
- People born on December 24 are Capricorn — typically disciplined, ambitious and quietly funny.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for December 24?
- The December birthstone is Turquoise and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
- Which famous people were born on December 24?
- Famous December 24 birthdays include Howard Hughes, Ava Gardner, Ricky Martin.