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How Long Is a Fortnight?

A fortnight is exactly 14 days, or 2 weeks.

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This advances the calendar by 14 days per fortnight. Across a daylight-saving change, elapsed hours may differ from 336.

A fortnight means two weeks

The word fortnight names a period of fourteen days. That is exactly two seven-day weeks. In fixed 24-hour units, 14 days equals 336 hours or 20,160 minutes. The calendar tool above advances the date by fourteen days.

A calendar example

A fortnight after Friday, October 23, 2026 is Friday, November 6, 2026. It is a calendar-date calculation, so a clock change during those weeks can change the elapsed hours.

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