Public holidays in Moldova, 2025
Moldova observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 249 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 7 Jan | Tuesday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas) |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Jan | Wednesday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas) |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 23 Feb | Sunday Weekend | Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies | Nationwide |
| Sat, 8 Mar | Saturday Weekend | International Women's Day | Nationwide |
| Sun, 20 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday Orthodox Easter |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Labour Day (Moldova) | Nationwide |
| Fri, 9 May | Friday | Victory and Commemoration Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 22 May | Thursday | Bălţi Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Aug | Monday | Memorial Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 27 Aug | Wednesday | Independence Day (Moldova) Independence Day |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 31 Aug | Sunday Weekend | Limba Noastra (National Language Day) Limba Noastra |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 3 Sep | Wednesday | Day of the Moldovan National Army | Nationwide |
| Tue, 14 Oct | Tuesday | Capital's Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 21 Nov | Friday | South Capital's Day Cahul | Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day Craciun pe stil Nou (Western Christmas) |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 | 1,992 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Moldova. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
4 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (23 Feb), International Women's Day (8 Mar), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Limba Noastra (National Language Day) (31 Aug). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is November at 19. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 61 working days across January, February, March.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Moldova's 16 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 88th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 48.
The holidays produce 3 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 9 May 2025 to 11 May 2025, built around Victory and Commemoration Day. A further 6 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.