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When Is New Year's Day 2027?

New Year's Day 2027 is on Friday, January 1, 2027. In 2028 it falls on a Saturday.

Sources: US Code, OPM, Wikipedia Updated

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New Year's Day dates, 2027 to 2036

New Year's Day dates for ten years
YearDateDayFederal holiday observed
2027 FridaySame day
2028 SaturdayFriday, December 31, 2027
2029 MondaySame day
2030 TuesdaySame day
2031 WednesdaySame day
2032 ThursdaySame day
2033 SaturdayFriday, December 31, 2032
2034 SundayMonday, January 2, 2034
2035 MondaySame day
2036 TuesdaySame day
Calendar for January 2027 with New Year's Day on Friday, January 1 marked.
Friday, January 1 is the first Friday of January 2027.

How the date of New Year's Day 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.

New Year's Day is one of the eleven legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103. When it falls on a weekend, federal offices close on the Friday before or the Monday after; the Office of Personnel Management lists those days each year.

Also coming up: Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2026, Christmas Eve on Thursday, December 24, 2026, and Valentine's Day on Sunday, February 14, 2027.

What day of the week is New Year's Day?

New Year's Day is on January 1 every year, so its weekday moves one day later each year, or two days when a February 29 comes in between. In 2027 it is a Friday, in 2028 a Saturday and in 2029 a Monday.

From 2027 to 2036 it falls on a weekend three times. In those years federal offices close on the Friday before or the Monday after, as the table shows.

Chart of the weekday New Year's Day falls on from 2027 to 2036: Friday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030, Wednesday in 2031, Thursday in 2032, Saturday in 2033, Sunday in 2034, Monday in 2035, Tuesday in 2036, with the federal day off ringed in weekend years.
The weekday moves one day a year, two after a leap day; on weekends the federal day off moves to the Friday or Monday.

New Year's Day facts and traditions

New Year's Day on January 1 goes back to Rome, where it became the day new consuls took office in 153 BC. January is named after Janus, the Roman god of gateways and beginnings.

  • Until the mid-18th century, parts of Christian Europe began the year on December 25, March 1, March 25 or at Easter instead.
  • 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 is a Saturday, federal offices close on Friday, December 31, the year before.

Questions about New Year's Day

What day of the week is New Year's Day in 2027?

Friday. New Year's Day 2027 falls on January 1, 2027.

How many days until New Year's Day?

76 days, counted from October 17, 2026. The New Year countdown shows the number for today in your time zone. To count to any other date, use the days between dates calculator.

Is New Year's Day on the same date every year?

Yes. New Year's Day is January 1 every year.

When is New Year's Day in 2028?

Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Is New Year's Day a federal holiday?

Yes. New Year's Day is one of the eleven US federal holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103. When it falls on a Saturday it is observed on the Friday before, and when it falls on a Sunday, on the Monday after.

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