Friday the 13th Dates Table
| Year | Friday the 13ths | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Feb 13, Mar 13, Nov 13 | 3 |
| 2027 | Aug 13 | 1 |
| 2028 | Oct 13 | 1 |
| 2029 | Apr 13, Jul 13 | 2 |
| 2030 | Sep 13, Dec 13 | 2 |
| 2031 | Jun 13 | 1 |
| 2032 | Feb 13, Aug 13 | 2 |
| 2033 | May 13 | 1 |
| 2034 | Jan 13, Oct 13 | 2 |
| 2035 | Apr 13, Jul 13 | 2 |
| 2036 | Jun 13 | 1 |
Friday the 13th is not random, and this decade proves it: the Gregorian calendar produces exactly 18 of them between 2026 and 2036, from February 13, 2026 to June 13, 2036, and every row in the table follows from arithmetic that has been true since 1582. 2026 is a generous year - three of them (February 13, March 13 and November 13), including a back-to-back pair in February and March that only happens when a non-leap year opens with a Friday the 13th.
Bottom line: the 13th falls on a Friday 688 times per 400-year Gregorian cycle - more often than any other weekday of the month (the others manage 684-687). That famous statistical quirk is the closest thing Friday the 13th has to a law of nature; everything else attached to the date is folklore, and the folklore is younger than you think.
The honest part: this page computes dates, not doom. No external authority is cited because none exists - a calendar fact needs no institution, only the leap-year rule that decides it. Check any row against the day-of-week calculator and it holds.
How to use
- Read your year's row: every Friday the 13th it contains, and the count - one, two or (best case) three.
- Use the countdown for the next one - it finds the earliest Friday the 13th still ahead of your device's clock, up to years out.
- Scan the count column for the pattern: years with a single Friday the 13th are the rule, doubles are common, and triples only land when a leap-blocking year starts just right.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next Friday the 13th?
From late 2026, the next is November 13, 2026 - the last of the year's three. The countdown above tracks it from your device's clock, and after that one the table hands off to 2027's single date, August 13.
How many Friday the 13ths are there in 2026?
Three: February 13, March 13 and November 13. The February-March back-to-back pair is the calendar's signature trick - it happens whenever February starts on a Sunday in a non-leap year, pushing both the 13th of February and the 13th of March onto Fridays. 2026 opened exactly that way.
What is the most Friday the 13ths a year can have?
Three, and never more. A triple requires January 13 to fall on a Sunday (as in 2026, yielding February and March), or a leap year starting that way - and the calendar's structure caps it there. One per year is the most common outcome; this decade averages 1.6.
Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky?
The pairing is surprisingly modern: thirteen at a table was bad luck from the Last Supper story onward, and Friday had its own bad reputation in Christian tradition, but the two are rarely linked in print before the 19th century. The fear even got a clinical-sounding name - friggatriskaidekaphobia - in the 1910s. The statistical oddity (688 Fridays per 400 years) is real, but it was only noticed in the 1990s, long after the superstition settled in.
Is Friday the 13th actually rarer than other days?
No - it is the opposite, and that is the fun part: over any 400-year Gregorian cycle the 13th lands on a Friday 688 times, edging out every other weekday (Sunday and Wednesday manage 687, the rest 684-686). The leap-year cycle distributes dates unevenly, and Friday happens to win. Any superstition built on rarity is fighting arithmetic - and losing.