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Date
Jan 1
2026
Day of week
Thursday
Observed in
179
countries
About New Year's Day
1 January — the start of the Gregorian calendar year, observed in nearly every country.
Other years
New Year's Day 2026 dates by country
Jan 1 · Thursday
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
- Poland
- Czechia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Greece
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Ukraine
- Türkiye
- Russia
- Iceland
- Malta
- Cyprus
- Andorra
- Albania
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Belarus
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Liechtenstein
- Monaco
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- San Marino
- Kosovo
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Peru
- Venezuela
- Ecuador
- Bolivia
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
- Guatemala
- Dominican Republic
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
- Costa Rica
- Panama
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Barbados
- Bahamas
- Belize
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Japan
- China
- South Korea
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Brunei
- Fiji
- Kyrgyzstan
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Mongolia
- Macao SAR China
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Tajikistan
- Timor-Leste
- Turkmenistan
- Tonga
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Samoa
- United Arab Emirates
- Qatar
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Oman
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Iraq
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Libya
- Yemen
- Syria
- Palestinian Territories
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- Ghana
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Benin
- Botswana
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Central African Republic
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Comoros
- Liberia
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Eswatini
- Chad
- Togo
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Feb 14 · Saturday
Apr 14 · Tuesday
Sep 11 · Friday
Frequently asked
- How long until New Year's Day 2026?
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- When is New Year's Day 2026?
- New Year's Day 2026 is on Thursday, January 1, 2026. It is observed in 179 of the countries The Online Calendar covers.
- What day of the week is New Year's Day 2026?
- New Year's Day 2026 falls on a Thursday.