Quick Answer
Mother's Day 2028 falls on Sunday, May 14, 2028. The date moves because Mother's Day is set to the second Sunday of May rather than a fixed calendar date. This page at https://practicalwebtools.com/other/time/when-is/mothers-day-2028 also shows the weekday, the rule in one sentence, and a five-year table around 2028. Mother's Day is not a federal holiday, so no observed-date shift applies.
How It Works
Read the exact date and weekday for the year you searched
Check the one-sentence rule that explains why the date moves or holds still
Scan the five-year table for the two years before and after
Follow the federal-holidays year page or the days-until countdown for the next step
Key Facts
- Mother's Day 2028 is Sunday, May 14, 2028
- The rule: Mother's Day is set to the second Sunday of May, so the date moves to keep the Sunday (it lands between May 8 and 14).
- Not a federal holiday — the 11 statutory dates are listed on the Federal Holidays 2028 page
- Five-year window: 2026 through 2030 dates and weekdays in the table above
- Covers the query the days-until countdowns do not: a specific year’s date, not the wait from today
- The when-is matrix covers 16 holidays for every year from 2026 to 2030
- Date computed from the holiday’s rule, not typed by hand
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Mother's Day in 2028?
Mother's Day 2028 falls on Sunday, May 14, 2028. That is the date set by the holiday’s rule for 2028.
Why does the date of Mother's Day change every year?
Mother's Day is set to the second Sunday of May, so the date moves to keep the Sunday (it lands between May 8 and 14). The rule pins the holiday to a weekday pattern (or, for Easter, to a lunar rule), so the calendar date slides while the pattern stays constant.
Is Mother's Day a federal holiday?
No. Mother's Day is not among the 11 federal holidays, so federal offices stay open; it is a widely kept observance whose date still moves by rule.
What is the difference between this page and the days-until countdown?
This page answers the reference question: the exact 2028 date for Mother's Day, the rule behind it, and the years around it. The days-until family counts down live from today to the next occurrence of a fixed set of holidays, and Mother's Day is not in that set.
When is Mother's Day in other years?
Around 2028: 2026 on Sunday, May 10; 2027 on Sunday, May 9; 2028 on Sunday, May 14; 2029 on Sunday, May 13; 2030 on Sunday, May 12. Dates for every year from 2026 to 2030 have their own page in the when-is matrix.