The calculator uses Naegele’s rule: the due date is 280 days (40 weeks) after the first day of the last period, which assumes a 28-day cycle with ovulation on day 14. If your cycle is longer or shorter, the date moves by the difference. From a conception date it adds 266 days. Trimesters start at 14 and 28 completed weeks.
Example. A last period starting 1 January 2026 gives 8 October 2026; on 12 March 2026 that is 10 weeks and 0 days, in the first trimester.
It is an estimate by a convention, not a prediction. If you have had an ultrasound, the due date from maternity care is the one that applies.