How this count works
Only completed full recorded foreign dates count; today is excluded. Journey departure/return boundaries and dates also recorded in the US are excluded. Unrecorded dates never count. A selected start fixes the 12-month period; otherwise the latest rolling 12 months is shown.
You also need a foreign tax home and must meet the other foreign earned income exclusion conditions. Full days on international waters or outside foreign-country territory do not qualify. Choose the start of your intended qualifying period and exclude dates that do not qualify.