A half birthday is the midway point between your birthdays, hence the name half birthday. It has become more and more common as the years go on that people celebrate half birthdays instead of just their actual birthdays.
It is more common for children and babies to have this recognized and celebrated. Bringing the family together when they are so young means more and half birthdays are the perfect occasion.
There are two ways to calculate for half birthdays, the one our calculator employs is adding 183 days to your birthday and then showing you that date. It is as close as you can get to the exact half birthday for you.
Simply use our calculator and take the hard work out of the equation and get your results in just seconds.
Half birthdays are indeed a modern concept, they have only become a thing over the last decade or two. Prior to that it was very rare and likely almost never happened as they primarily celebrated actual birthdays back then.
Yes, anyone of any age can celebrate half birthdays if they want to. There is nothing wrong with that and nothing stopping you!
If you have a friend or family member celebrating their half birthday, you can wish them well however you feel! Simply saying "happy half birthday" would be good, giving them a gift as well is understandable.
Create Date: June 15, 2024
Last Modified Date: July 5, 2024
