New Year Countdown
As of October 13, 2026 there are 80 days until New Year's Day: Friday, January 1, 2027.
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Friday, January 1, 2027
New Year's Day dates, 2027 to 2032
| Year | Date | Day | Federal holiday observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday | Same day | |
| 2028 | Saturday | Friday, December 31, 2027 | |
| 2029 | Monday | Same day | |
| 2030 | Tuesday | Same day | |
| 2031 | Wednesday | Same day | |
| 2032 | Thursday | Same day |
When is New Year's Day? Dates through 2036
How the date is set
New Year's Day is January 1 every year.
The new year begins at midnight between December 31 and January 1. The countdown runs to that moment in your own time zone.
Good to know
- January 1 became the start of the year in the Roman calendar in 153 BC and was kept by the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
- The first inhabited places to reach the new year are in the Pacific, and the last are also in the Pacific, a full day later.
- When January 1 falls on a weekend, the US federal holiday is observed on the nearest weekday.
- New Year's Day is a US federal holiday.
How this countdown counts
The timer runs to midnight at the start of New Year's Day in your own time zone. "Days until" counts calendar days, so tomorrow is always 1 day away. After the day has passed, the countdown moves on to next year by itself.
Put this countdown on your site
Copy this code into any web page. It shows a small live countdown that links back here.