Groundhog Day in United States - 2024

02 Feb 2024, Friday

Many people in the United States observe Groundhog Day on February 2.

How many days ago was Groundhog Day 2024? [Countup]


How many months ago was Groundhog Day 2024?

2 Months, 26 Days


How many weeks ago was Groundhog Day 2024?

12 Weeks, 2 Days



How many days ago was Groundhog Day 2024?

86 Days


How many hours ago was Groundhog Day 2024?

2,064 Hours


How many minutes ago was Groundhog Day 2024?

123,840 Minutes


When was Groundhog Day in United States 2024?

02 February 2024, Friday

About: Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early. In 2024, an early spring was predicted. While the tradition remains popular in the 21st century, studies have found no consistent association between a groundhog seeing its shadow and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather. The weather lore was brought from German-speaking areas where the badger is the forecasting animal, while in Hungary for example the bear serves the same purpose and badgers were only watched when bears were not around. It is related to the lore that clear weather on the Christian festival of Candlemas forebodes a prolonged winter.

Observed byUnited States, Canada
SignificancePredicts the arrival of spring
CelebrationsAnnouncing whether a groundhog sees its shadow after it emerges from its burrow
DateFebruary 2
dateFebruary 2
FrequencyAnnual
Related toCandlemas
Wikidata descriptiontradition of weather prediction observed in the US and Canada on Feb. 2
Wikidata idQ744374
Wikidata labelGroundhog Day
Wikidata aliasesArray

Groundhog Day (2024) in other countries.

S.no.CountryDateHolidayType
1Canada02 Feb, FridayGroundhog DayObservance
2United States02 Feb, FridayGroundhog DayObservance