Countdown · UK and US
New Year's Day 2027 is 95 days away
There are 95 days until New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, which is 13 weeks and 4 days. Counting from today, Monday 28 September 2026, that leaves 67 working days in England and Wales and 65 US federal working days once weekends and public holidays come off, and 26 weekend days.
Date
1 Jan 2027
Friday
Calendar days
95
13 weeks and 4 days
UK working days
67
England and Wales
US working days
65
federal holidays off
Weekend days
26
13 Saturdays, 13 Sundays
UK bank holidays in the count: Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026) and Boxing Day (28 Dec 2026).
US federal holidays in the count: Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026), Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026) and Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026).
Updated daily; counted from Monday 28 September 2026.
When New Year's Day is
New Year's Day is 1 January. According to GOV.UK it is a bank holiday across the UK, with 2 January also a bank holiday in Scotland, and 5 U.S.C. 6103 makes it a US federal holiday.
Why the date moves
The date is fixed. When 1 January is a Saturday, the US observes it on Friday 31 December of the year before; when it is a Sunday, the UK and the US both give the Monday off instead.
Public holidays before New Year's Day
Between today and Friday 1 January 2027, the England and Wales count takes off Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026) and Boxing Day (28 Dec 2026), and the US count takes off Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026), Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026) and Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026). Holidays that fall at a weekend are already out of the count.
New Year's Day dates for the next 5 years
Worked out from the rule above; days away are counted from today.
| Year | 1 January | UK bank holiday (E&W) | US day off | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday | Fri 1 Jan | Fri 1 Jan | 95 days |
| 2028 | Saturday | Mon 3 Jan | Fri 31 Dec 2027 | 460 days |
| 2029 | Monday | not yet published | Mon 1 Jan | 826 days |
| 2030 | Tuesday | not yet published | Tue 1 Jan | 1,191 days |
| 2031 | Wednesday | not yet published | Wed 1 Jan | 1,556 days |
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Days until other dates
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- Mothering Sunday (7 Mar 2027)
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Common questions
How many days until New Year's Day?
There are 95 days until New Year's Day 2027 on Friday 1 January 2027, counted from today, Monday 28 September 2026. The count includes the day itself and every weekend day in between.
How many weeks until New Year's Day?
It is 13 weeks and 4 days until Friday 1 January 2027. That takes in 13 full weekends and 26 weekend days, counting today but not the day itself.
How many working days are there until New Year's Day?
Counting today but not Friday 1 January 2027, there are 67 working days in England and Wales and 65 in the US. The UK figure takes off Christmas Day and Boxing Day and the US figure Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
What day of the week is New Year's Day 2027?
New Year's Day 2027 is on a Friday, 1 January 2027. The one after is on a Saturday, 1 January 2028, 460 days from today.
Is New Year's Day 2027 a day off?
New Year's Day 2027 is a Friday. In England and Wales the bank holiday is Fri 1 Jan and the US federal holiday is observed on Fri 1 Jan.
Sources and assumptions
- Calendar days: the target date minus today. Working days: Monday to Friday from today up to the day before the target date, the way the Days Between Dates calculator counts them.
- UK working days take off England and Wales bank holidays from the GOV.UK feed, including substitute days. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different bank holidays.
- US working days take off federal holidays on the day they are observed under 5 U.S.C. 6103. States and employers can add their own holidays.
- GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (England and Wales)
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: US federal legal public holidays
- OPM: Federal holidays and observed dates
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