How Many Days Until New Year's Day?
There are 87 days until New Year's Day, on Friday, January 1, 2027. New Year's Day is January 1. The counter below ticks down to midnight at the start of the next year.
Countdown to New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2027Counting down to New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.
How we date New Year's Day
New Year's Day is fixed on 1 January every year.
New Year's Day dates for the next ten years
The weekday is the part that changes, and it is usually what people are actually checking. Every row below is computed from the rule above rather than typed in by hand.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Days from today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 January | Friday | 87 |
| 2028 | 1 January | Saturday | 452 |
| 2029 | 1 January | Monday | 818 |
| 2030 | 1 January | Tuesday | 1,183 |
| 2031 | 1 January | Wednesday | 1,548 |
| 2032 | 1 January | Thursday | 1,913 |
| 2033 | 1 January | Saturday | 2,279 |
| 2034 | 1 January | Sunday | 2,644 |
| 2035 | 1 January | Monday | 3,009 |
| 2036 | 1 January | Tuesday | 3,374 |
About the countdown to New Year's Day
The New Year countdown is one of the most watched moments on the planet, celebrated across every time zone in turn.
January 1 became the start of the year under the Julian calendar reform of 46 BC, and the Gregorian calendar carried the tradition forward.
The counter above reads from your device clock and refreshes every second, so the days, hours, minutes and seconds always reflect the time remaining right now. The next New Year's Day falls in ISO week 53 of 2027. When the day arrives the page says so instead of showing a zero, and from the following day it moves its target to 2028, so the countdown never runs out of road.
Around the same time
These fall within a fortnight of New Year's Day, which is useful if you are planning around the date rather than only checking it.
| Event | Date | Relative to New Year's Day |
|---|---|---|
| the Winter Solstice | 21 December 2026 | 11 days before |
| Christmas | 25 December 2026 | 7 days before |
| Boxing Day | 26 December 2026 | 6 days before |
| New Year's Eve | 31 December 2026 | 1 day before |
Frequently asked questions
How many days until New Year's Day?
New Year's Day falls on Friday 1 January 2027. That is 87 days from Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The counter at the top of the page recalculates from your own device clock, so it is exact for your time zone.
What day of the week is New Year's Day this time?
The next New Year's Day falls on a Friday (Friday 1 January 2027). The weekday changes from year to year; the table on this page lists it for the next ten occurrences.
How is the date for New Year's Day decided?
New Year's Day is fixed on 1 January every year. Source: US Office of Personnel Management, federal holidays.
Does this countdown update every year?
Yes. Once New Year's Day passes, the page rolls its target forward to the next occurrence, so the countdown stays accurate without any manual updates. The ten-year table moves along with it.
Is the New Year's Day countdown based on my time zone?
The day count uses your device's local calendar date, not the server's. New Year's Day is treated as a whole calendar day rather than an instant, which is why the count matches the calendar on your wall wherever you are.
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Dates verified on 2026-08-05. Page recalculated Tuesday, October 6, 2026.