U.S. observance
How Many Days Until New Year's Eve 2026?
Today: · Eastern Time (America/New_York)
Calendar days until New Year's Eve
68 days until New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is on Thursday, December 31, 2026.
Live countdown to midnight on December 31, 2026
67 days, 18 hours, 26 minutes, 59 seconds remaining
Eastern Time (America/New_York). Countdown days are 24 hours; the calendar-day count above uses local dates.
- Calendar days (signed)
- 68
- Full weeks + days
- 9 weeks + 5 days
- Calendar months + days
- 2 months + 7 days
- Years, months, days
- 0 years, 2 months, 7 days
- Weekdays counted
- 49
- Weekend days counted
- 19
- U.S. business days
- 46
- Observed holiday dates skipped
- 3
What is New Year's Eve?
New Year's Eve, December 31, is the last day of the year, celebrated with parties and countdowns to midnight. It is not a federal holiday, but many businesses close early.
History of New Year's Eve
Celebrations of the turning year are ancient. In New York, a ball first dropped from the flagpole atop One Times Square at the end of 1907, and the event has been held every year since except 1942 and 1943, when wartime blackouts paused it.
New Year's Eve today
People gather for parties, fireworks and the televised Times Square ball drop, count down the final seconds, toast with champagne and sing "Auld Lang Syne." Many also make New Year's resolutions.
Date details
- Category
- U.S. observance
- How the date is set
- Same date every year
- Country / region
- United States
- Actual event date
Last civil date before January 1. Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Event date facts
- Weekday
- Thursday
- ISO week / year
- 53 / 2026
- Day of year
- 365
- Quarter
- 4
- Days left in year
- 0
- Leap year
- No
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target |
Event dates by year
| Rule year | Actual date | Observed federal closure | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | — | Same date every year |
| 2026 | Thursday, December 31, 2026 | — | Same date every year |
| 2027 | Friday, December 31, 2027 | — | Same date every year |
| 2028 | Sunday, December 31, 2028 | — | Same date every year |
| 2029 | Monday, December 31, 2029 | — | Same date every year |
Quick answers
- What day of the week is December 31, 2026?
- December 31, 2026 is a Thursday.
- Is New Year's Eve a federal holiday?
- No. New Year's Eve is not a U.S. federal holiday, so federal offices and most businesses stay open.
- What week of the year is December 31, 2026?
- December 31, 2026 is in ISO week 53 of 2026 and is day 365 of the year.
How the New Year's Eve date is calculated
- New Year's Eve is on December 31 every year. In 2026 that is a Thursday.
- The countdown counts calendar days from today to December 31, 2026. The start date is excluded and the end date is included. Dates use Eastern Time (America/New_York).
- The live countdown runs to midnight at the start of December 31, 2026 in Eastern Time (America/New_York). A countdown day is 24 hours, so a daylight-saving change can make it differ from the calendar-day count by an hour.
- Calculated at 6:33 AM on October 24, 2026.
- U.S. business days exclude Saturday, Sunday and observed nationwide federal closures; individual employer and state schedules are not included.