Days Until New Year
A live countdown to New Year's Day on 1 January: days, hours, minutes and seconds left to midnight in your time zone, plus sleeps and working days. See every date on the holiday countdowns page, or build your own with the countdown to date tool.
About the New Year countdown
New Year's Day is 1 January. This page counts down to midnight at the start of 1 January in your own time zone, so it reaches zero when the new year begins where you are.
New Year's Day is 1 January, and the countdown on this page reaches zero at midnight in your own time zone rather than at one moment for the whole world. The new year actually arrives in stages: the Line Islands in Kiribati, at UTC+14, see it first, and uninhabited Baker Island, at UTC-12, sees it last, a full 26 hours apart. That is why a local countdown is more meaningful than a single global one.
New Year dates for the next 5 years
| Year | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 January | Friday |
| 2028 | 1 January | Saturday |
| 2029 | 1 January | Monday |
| 2030 | 1 January | Tuesday |
| 2031 | 1 January | Wednesday |
What people use this countdown for
- Counting down to midnight for a party, broadcast or fireworks display.
- Seeing how many working days remain in the year to plan year-end deadlines.
- Working out when the new year arrives for friends and family in other time zones.
- Displaying a live countdown on a screen at an event or in a classroom.
How the countdown works
- The timer reads your device's clock and counts down to the start of the day (midnight, local time).
- Days, hours, minutes and seconds update every second; sleeps, weeks and working days are worked out from the calendar.
- When the day arrives the page switches to a message for New Year and shows the countdown to the next one.
Tips
- To see when midnight arrives for someone in another country, compare their local time on the World Clock or convert it with the Time Zone Converter.
- If you are hosting, set a countdown timer for the last few minutes so the moment is not missed while people are talking.
Frequently asked questions
When is New Year 2027?
New Year 2027 falls on Friday 1 January 2027. New Year's Day is 1 January every year.
Which places see the New Year first?
The Line Islands in Kiribati, at UTC+14, are first. Among major cities, Auckland in New Zealand is among the earliest to reach midnight, while Baker Island, at UTC-12, is the last.
Does this count down to midnight in my time zone?
Yes. The timer uses your device's local time, so it reaches zero at midnight where you are, not at a fixed moment worldwide.
Why is the new year on 1 January?
Julius Caesar's calendar reform took effect on 1 January in 45 BC and set that date as the start of the civil year. The Gregorian calendar kept it.
Are there other New Year dates?
Yes. Lunar New Year falls in late January or February and changes each year, Nowruz is celebrated at the spring equinox, and in Gujarat the new year follows Diwali.