Public holidays in Moldova, 2028
Moldova observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 250 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 7 Jan | Friday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas) |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 8 Jan | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day (Orthodox) Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas) |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 23 Feb | Wednesday | Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies | Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Mar | Wednesday | International Women's Day | Nationwide |
| Sun, 16 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday Orthodox Easter |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day (Moldova) | Nationwide |
| Tue, 9 May | Tuesday | Victory and Commemoration Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 22 May | Monday | Bălţi Day | Nationwide |
| Sun, 27 Aug | Sunday Weekend | Independence Day (Moldova) Independence Day |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 28 Aug | Monday | Memorial Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 31 Aug | Thursday | Limba Noastra (National Language Day) Limba Noastra |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 3 Sep | Sunday Weekend | Day of the Moldovan National Army | Nationwide |
| Sat, 14 Oct | Saturday Weekend | Capital's Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 21 Nov | Tuesday | South Capital's Day Cahul | Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day Craciun pe stil Nou (Western Christmas) |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 10 | 250 | 2,000 |
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.
6 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Christmas Day (Orthodox) (8 Jan), Easter Sunday (16 Apr), Independence Day (Moldova) (27 Aug), Day of the Moldovan National Army (3 Sep), Capital's Day (14 Oct). 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 March at 22 days; the shortest is December at 20. That spread of 2 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 62 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2027, which held 251 working days, 2028 is 1 working day shorter. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2028, 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 50.
The holidays produce 5 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 7 January 2028 to 9 January 2028, built around Christmas Day (Orthodox). A further 3 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.
3 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2027: Christmas Day (Orthodox), Easter Sunday, Memorial Day. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.