How many days until New Year's Eve 2026?
New Year's Eve 2026 is on Thursday, December 31, 2026. See the exact countdown in days, hours, minutes and seconds, in your own time zone.
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New Year's Eve 2026 at a glance
- Date
- Thursday, December 31, 2026
- Rule
- December 31 every year
- Day of the year
- Day 365 of 365
- Days left in the year after it
- 0
- Category
- Global
About New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is the last day of the Gregorian year. Celebrations centre on midnight, when the old year turns into the new one, and are marked with fireworks, countdowns and toasts around the world.
Because of time zones, midnight arrives at different moments. It reaches the Pacific islands first and then sweeps westwards across Auckland, Sydney, Tokyo, Dubai, London and New York, with the last celebrations in Hawaii and the far Pacific almost a day later.
In 2026 it falls on a Thursday. This countdown runs to the first moment of December 31 in the time zone you choose, so the figure matches the calendar day on your wall.
How New Year's Eve is celebrated
- Fireworks over harbours and city centres
- Counting down the final ten seconds together
- Singing Auld Lang Syne
- Dropping the ball in Times Square, New York
- Eating grapes at midnight in Spain, one for each stroke of the clock
Around the world
It is a public holiday in few countries, but many businesses close early. In Japan it is Omisoka, when families eat toshikoshi soba and temples ring bells 108 times.
When New Year's Eve 2026 begins around the world
New Year's Eve starts at midnight local time, so it arrives in each city at a different moment. Times below are the start of December 31 converted to UTC.
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Common questions
How many days until New Year's Eve 2026?
New Year's Eve 2026 is on Thursday, December 31, 2026. The live counter above shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds left, counted to midnight at the start of the day in your time zone.
What day of the week is New Year's Eve in 2026?
New Year's Eve 2026 falls on a Thursday.
How many working days are left until New Year's Eve?
The Working days figure counts Monday to Friday between tomorrow and the day before the holiday. Public holidays in your country are not subtracted.
What time does the new year start?
At midnight local time on January 1, which for the counter on this page is the start of that day in the time zone you select.
When is New Year's Eve in 2026–2030?
2026: Thursday, December 31; 2027: Friday, December 31; 2028: Sunday, December 31; 2029: Monday, December 31; 2030: Tuesday, December 31.
Which time zone does the countdown use?
Your device's time zone by default. Use the time zone menu to count down to midnight anywhere else, for example when a friend is celebrating in a different country.