New Year Countdown

How long until the New Year? The countdown runs to midnight at the start of 1 January in your own time zone, so it hits zero when your clock strikes twelve.

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–hours
–minutes
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8 blocks · 1 block = 1 week

New Year's Day 2027 is on Friday, .

Counting in your device time zone

When is New Year? New Year's Day is 1 January; in the US it is a federal holiday (5 U.S.C. §6103, read 9 November 2026). The next one is Friday, 1 January 2027.

New Year dates

DayDate
New Year's Eve31 December
New Year's Day1 January
YearNew Year's Day
2027Friday, 1 January 2027
2028Saturday, 1 January 2028
2029Monday, 1 January 2029

Questions and answers

Does the countdown follow my local midnight?

Yes. It counts to midnight in the time zone on your device, so friends in other countries reach zero at different times.

Which time zone does the countdown use?

Yours. It reads the time zone set on your device, shown under the countdown, so it reaches zero at midnight where you are.

What do the blocks show?

Time left, as blocks. Up to 31 days away, 1 block is 1 day; up to 26 weeks away, 1 block is 1 week; further away, 1 block is 1 month. The caption under the blocks says which.

What happens on New Year's Day?

On the day the page says so. The next day it starts counting down to next year's New Year.

Timers

Created by Saad Danish. Dates checked against the Gregorian calendar; US holiday status read from 5 U.S.C. §6103 on 9 November 2026.
Last updated 10 November 2026.