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Days Until New Year
Countdown to Midnight on 1 January and the Weekday New Year Falls On
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How the Days Until New Year's Day works
See how many days until New Year there are from today or any date you choose. The live countdown runs to midnight on 1 January in your time zone, and the result shows the weekday New Year's Day falls on, the weeks and days left, and the sleeps.
How the days until New Year are counted
The formula is 1 January of next year minus the date you count from. On New Year's Day itself the count is zero. The count is always one more than the days left in the current year, because 31 December still has to pass.
Worked examples
For example, from 30 September 2026 there are 93 days until New Year 2027. As a second example, from 1 July 2026 there are 184 days, a little over half the year.
New Year's Eve and midnight
The countdown reaches zero at the moment the new year starts on your device, which is midnight between 31 December and 1 January. Different countries reach midnight at different times, starting in the Pacific and ending in American Samoa.
How many days until New Year each year?
New Year's Day moves forward one weekday each year, or two after a leap year. The table lists the weekday for each year ahead.
New Year's Day and its weekday, 2026 to 2050
| Year | New Year's Day | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 January 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | 1 January 2027 | Friday |
| 2028 | 1 January 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | 1 January 2029 | Monday |
| 2030 | 1 January 2030 | Tuesday |
| 2031 | 1 January 2031 | Wednesday |
| 2032 | 1 January 2032 | Thursday |
| 2033 | 1 January 2033 | Saturday |
| 2034 | 1 January 2034 | Sunday |
| 2035 | 1 January 2035 | Monday |
| 2036 | 1 January 2036 | Tuesday |
| 2037 | 1 January 2037 | Thursday |
| 2038 | 1 January 2038 | Friday |
| 2039 | 1 January 2039 | Saturday |
| 2040 | 1 January 2040 | Sunday |
| 2041 | 1 January 2041 | Tuesday |
| 2042 | 1 January 2042 | Wednesday |
| 2043 | 1 January 2043 | Thursday |
| 2044 | 1 January 2044 | Friday |
| 2045 | 1 January 2045 | Sunday |
| 2046 | 1 January 2046 | Monday |
| 2047 | 1 January 2047 | Tuesday |
| 2048 | 1 January 2048 | Wednesday |
| 2049 | 1 January 2049 | Friday |
| 2050 | 1 January 2050 | Saturday |
FAQ
When is New Year's Day?
New Year's Day is 1 January in the Gregorian calendar used by most of the world. Other calendars have their own new year, such as the Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah and Nowruz, which move against the Gregorian dates.
Why is the count one more than the days left in the year?
Days left in the year counts the days after today up to 31 December. The New Year countdown then needs one more step, from 31 December to 1 January, so it is always one higher.
Which country sees the new year first?
Kiribati's Line Islands, at UTC+14, reach midnight first, followed by parts of New Zealand. Baker Island and American Samoa are among the last. The countdown here uses your own device's time zone.
See also: all Countdowns tools, Calendars, Durations, Work and Contracts, Date Formats, Time Zones and Travel, Sun and Daylight.
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