💗 FERTILITY & EARLY PREGNANCY

Conception Calculator

Find out when you most likely conceived. Enter the first day of your last period and your average cycle length to pinpoint your conception date window and estimated due date.

Day 14

TYPICAL CONCEPTION DAY

+9 Days

TYPICAL IMPLANTATION

266 Days

TO ESTIMATED DUE DATE

Your Details

📌 Conception ≈ Last Period Start + (Cycle Length − 14) days. Result is a single best-estimate date plus a 6-day viable conception window.

Estimated Conception Date

Jun 15, 2026

Conception window: Jun 10Jun 16

Jun 24

Implantation

Mar 8

Due Date

Jun 15

Conception Est.

Jun 21Jun 27

Implantation

Jun 27

Earliest Test

Day 14

Of Cycle

Estimated Due Date — Two Cross-Checks

Both methods should land within a day or two of each other; a larger gap usually means an irregular cycle length.

Mar 8, 2027

From Conception + 266 Days

Mar 8, 2027

Naegele's Rule (from LMP)

Conception Window Detail

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★ marks the most likely conception day. Shaded cells show the 6-day viable window (5 days of possible sperm survival plus the ovulation day itself).

How This Calculator Works

Your conception date is the day sperm actually fertilized the egg — which happens within about 24 hours of ovulation, not necessarily the day of intercourse. Because ovulation typically falls 14 days before your next period regardless of overall cycle length, we can project it forward from the first day of your last period. Sperm can survive up to five days waiting for the egg, so this tool also reports a short window around the estimate rather than a single guaranteed day. This is different from working backward from an already-known due date — see our pregnancy conception calculator for that direction, or the ovulation calculator if you're trying to time intercourse around an upcoming fertile window instead.

The Formulas Used

Most Likely Conception Date = Last Period Start + (Cycle Length − 14) daysConception Window = Conception Date − 5 days  to  Conception Date + 1 dayEstimated Due Date = Conception Date + 266 daysDue Date Cross-Check (Naegele's Rule) = Last Period Start + 280 days + (Cycle Length − 28)

A note on precision: this is a calendar-based estimate, not a diagnosis. Real ovulation timing varies cycle to cycle, and the further your cycle strays from regular, the wider the true uncertainty. An early-pregnancy ultrasound remains the most accurate way to confirm gestational age and conception timing.

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Cycle Regularity

The 14-day-before-next-period rule assumes a fairly consistent cycle. Irregular cycles shift ovulation unpredictably, widening the real-world margin of error around this estimate.

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Sperm Lifespan

Sperm can survive in the reproductive tract for up to 5 days, which is why the conception window extends backward from ovulation rather than being a single point in time.

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Egg Viability Window

Once released, an egg is typically viable for only 12-24 hours, which is why the window barely extends past the ovulation day itself.

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Implantation Timing

After fertilization, the embryo travels to the uterus and implants roughly 6-12 days later — the point at which hCG production, and pregnancy symptoms, can begin.

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