How many days until New Year?
New Year’s Day 2027 is on Friday, January 1, 2027. The countdown runs to midnight on January 1 in your own time zone, the moment the new year starts where you are.
New Year dates, 2026–2031
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| 2027 | Friday, January 1, 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, January 1, 2028 |
| 2029 | Monday, January 1, 2029 |
| 2030 | Tuesday, January 1, 2030 |
| 2031 | Wednesday, January 1, 2031 |
When does the new year start?
In the Gregorian calendar, which almost every country uses for civil dates, the year starts on January 1. The last evening of the old year, December 31, is New Year’s Eve.
Because the new year arrives at local midnight, it reaches different places at different times. Kiribati’s Line Islands are among the first to see it and American Samoa among the last, about a full day later.
Other new years
Several calendars have their own new year. Lunar New Year, celebrated in China, Korea, Vietnam and many other places, falls between January 21 and February 20. This page counts down to January 1; there is a separate Lunar New Year countdown.
Keep the New Year countdown on your home screen
This page counts the days for you whenever you open it. If you would rather see the number every time you unlock your phone, Quietdays puts it in a widget on your Home Screen and updates it at midnight.
Quietdays is a countdown app for iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. It never shows ads, the basic widgets are free, and Pro is a single one-time purchase with no subscription. Your events stay on your phone.
- Install Quietdays and add an event called “New Year” on Friday, January 1, 2027. Turn on “repeat every year” and next year’s countdown starts by itself.
- Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen, open Widgets and pick Quietdays.
- Choose the New Year event for the widget. The number changes at midnight, every day, without opening the app.
Questions
When is New Year’s Day 2027?
New Year’s Day 2027 is on Friday, January 1, 2027.
Does the countdown follow my time zone?
Yes. It counts to midnight on January 1 on your device’s clock.
Is Lunar New Year the same day?
No. Lunar New Year follows the Chinese lunar calendar and falls between January 21 and February 20.