Cyber Monday Dates Table
| Year | Thanksgiving | Black Friday | Cyber Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nov 26 | Nov 27 | Nov 30 |
| 2027 | Nov 25 | Nov 26 | Nov 29 |
| 2028 | Nov 23 | Nov 24 | Nov 27 |
| 2029 | Nov 22 | Nov 23 | Nov 26 |
| 2030 | Nov 28 | Nov 29 | Dec 2 |
| 2031 | Nov 27 | Nov 28 | Dec 1 |
| 2032 | Nov 25 | Nov 26 | Nov 29 |
| 2033 | Nov 24 | Nov 25 | Nov 28 |
| 2034 | Nov 23 | Nov 24 | Nov 27 |
| 2035 | Nov 22 | Nov 23 | Nov 26 |
| 2036 | Nov 27 | Nov 28 | Dec 1 |
Cyber Monday is Cyber Monday because of arithmetic, not legislation: it is the Monday after Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving plus four days - a tag coined by NRF's Shop.org in 2005 when retailers noticed online sales spiked on the first workday after the long weekend. Since Thanksgiving itself is a rule (the fourth Thursday of November, November 22-28), Cyber Monday inherits a hard window: November 26 to December 2. 2026 lands on November 30.
Bottom line: the decade's edges are wider than most shoppers guess - 2028 and 2034 squeeze Cyber Monday to November 27, while 2030 pushes it to December 2, the latest possible date. Every row pairs the Black Friday that starts the same weekend, because the two dates are three days apart every single year, by construction.
The honest part: unlike the Thanksgiving rule underneath it, Cyber Monday has no statute - it is a marketing convention that stuck. That is also why it never moves: a rule a whole industry repeats for twenty years is harder to change than a law.
How to use
- Read your year's row: the Thanksgiving anchor, the Black Friday that follows it, and the Cyber Monday three days after that.
- Use the counter for a live countdown to the next Cyber Monday - it saves on this device and updates on every visit.
- Watch the decade's extremes before planning campaigns: November 27 (2028, 2034) vs December 2 (2030) is a five-day spread that changes ad calendars.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Cyber Monday the Monday after Thanksgiving?
Because that is when the deals were: in the dial-up era, shoppers browsed at home on the weekend and bought from fast office connections on Monday - retailers saw the spike, and Shop.org named it in 2005. The name fixed the behavior: now the Monday is the sale, regardless of where you shop from.
How many days after Black Friday is Cyber Monday?
Exactly three, every year, by construction - Black Friday is Thanksgiving plus one, Cyber Monday is Thanksgiving plus four. What changes is the calendar neighborhood: a late Thanksgiving (November 28, as in 2030) shoves the whole weekend into December, while an early one (November 22, as in 2029 and 2035) pulls Cyber Monday back to November 26.
Is Cyber Monday bigger than Black Friday?
Online, yes - Cyber Monday has been the biggest US online shopping day of most recent years, while Black Friday now spans the whole week in stores. The table keeps both dates visible because the modern 'cyber week' starts before Black Friday and ends after Cyber Monday; the two anchors still bracket it.
Can Cyber Monday fall in December?
Yes, and the table shows it: whenever Thanksgiving lands on its latest date (November 28), Cyber Monday reaches December 2 - 2030 is this decade's example. The earliest, November 26, appears when Thanksgiving hits November 22 (2029, 2035). The inherited window is November 26 - December 2, no exceptions.