Sobriety milestones

A milestone here is a date: 24 hours on the clock, a count of completed days, or an anniversary. It is not a medical stage.

Open a mark to see how its date is worked out, then use the calculator on that page. Or start from the sobriety calculator.

• 24 hours sober

  24 hours sober is one exact circuit of the clock from the time you stopped, not the next midnight.

• 7 days sober

  Seven days sober is seven completed midnights after your quit date, whatever time you stopped.

• 2 weeks sober

  Two weeks sober is 14 completed days: your quit date plus 14 midnights.

• 30 days sober

  Thirty days sober is 30 completed days after your quit date, which is not always the same day as one calendar month.

• 60 days sober

  60 days sober is 60 completed midnights after your quit date, reached at midnight.

• 90 days sober

  Ninety days sober is 90 completed days. Three calendar months is often a day or two either side of that.

• 100 days sober

  100 days sober is your quit date plus 100 calendar days, reached at local midnight.

• 6 months sober

  Six months sober is the same calendar date six months on, or the last day of that month when the date doesn’t exist.

• 1 year sober

  One year sober is the anniversary of your quit date: the same month and day next year.

• 2 years sober

  Two years sober is the anniversary of your quit date, two calendar years later.

• 5 years sober

  Five years sober is the same month and day, five years after the date you quit.