Days until New Year
New Year’s Day is January 1, so this counter always runs to the first day of the next year. January 1, 2027 is a Friday.
Days until New Year’s Day
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The date rule: Fixed date: January 1. Basis: US federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103).
Dates of New Year’s Day, 2026 to 2032
| Year | Date | Weekday |
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| 2026 | January 1, 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | January 1, 2027 | Friday |
| 2028 | January 1, 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | January 1, 2029 | Monday |
| 2030 | January 1, 2030 | Tuesday |
| 2031 | January 1, 2031 | Wednesday |
| 2032 | January 1, 2032 | Thursday |
Source: 5 U.S.C. 6103: Holidays, checked on .
Worked example: counting by hand
From October 11, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027, add the days of each month:
- October 11 to November 1: 21 days
- November 1 to December 1: 30 days
- December 1 to January 1: 31 days
- Total: 82 days, the same as the counter shows on that day.
When is New Year’s Day and what does the counter count to?
New Year’s Day is January 1. The counter stops at 00:00 on the morning of the next January 1 in your time zone, so on December 31 it shows 1 day. 5 U.S.C. 6103 lists "New Year’s Day, January 1" as a federal holiday, and the OPM table shows it on Thursday, January 1, 2026 and Friday, January 1, 2027.
What is the difference between New Year’s Day and the end of the year?
New Year’s Day is January 1, the first day of the new year. The end of the year is December 31, the last day of the old one. This page counts to January 1; the end-of-year page counts to December 31, and the day-of-the-year page shows how many days of the current year are left.
How many days until New Year from now?
The counter gives it at once. As an example, from October 11, 2026 to January 1, 2027 is 82 days, or 11 weeks and 5 days.
Questions about the date of new year
Is New Year’s Day a federal holiday?
Yes. It is listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103 and on the OPM schedule for 2026 and 2027.
What if January 1 falls on a weekend?
For federal employees, the Friday before is the holiday when it falls on a Saturday. January 1, 2028 is a Saturday, and OPM’s 2028 schedule lists Friday, December 31, 2027 as the New Year’s Day holiday.
Does the countdown include the hour of the year change?
It counts to midnight at the start of January 1 on your own device clock.
Is New Year’s Day on January 1 everywhere?
This page counts to January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. Other calendars start their years on other dates, and we did not open sources on them.
Other countdowns
More dates people count to.
Sources and limits
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: Holidays
Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day is December 25; New Year’s Day is January 1.
U.S. Code, Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School. Opened on .
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