January 2026 Calendar
January 2026 has 31 days, starting on a Thursday and ending on a Saturday. It spans ISO weeks 1–5, with 22 weekdays and 9 weekend days — and 5 public holidays across the 12 countries listed below.
January 2026 month grid
January 2026
| W | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 New Year's Day | 2 | 3 Full Moon 10:03 UTC | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Last Quarter 15:49 UTC | 11 |
| 3 | 12 Coming of Age Day | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 New Moon 19:53 UTC |
| 4 | 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 5 | 26 Australia Day · Republic Day · First Quarter 04:48 UTC | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
12 public holiday 🌑 🌓 🌕 🌗 moon phase (UTC date) W = ISO week
Public holidays in January 2026
| Date | Holiday | Observed in |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Germany, France, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa | |
| Coming of Age Day | Japan | |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | US | |
| Australia Day | Australia | |
| Republic Day | India |
No national public holiday in January 2026 for the selected country.
National holidays only, from the open-source date-holidays dataset. States, provinces and regions add their own — see each country's holiday page for the full list and observances.
Moon phases
- Full Moon
- Last Quarter
- New Moon
- First Quarter
Times are shown in your time zone when JavaScript is on, UTC otherwise; near midnight the local date can differ. For moonrise and moonset see the moon pages for New York, London or Sydney.
January 2026 at a glance
- Days
- 31
- Weekdays
- 22
- Weekend days
- 9
- ISO weeks
- 1–5
- Day of year
- 1–31 of 365
- Quarter
- Q1
- Days left in 2026 after the 31st
- 334
- Friday the 13th
- No
The name: Named after Janus, the Roman god of doorways and beginnings.
Working days by country
Monday–Friday minus national public holidays that fall on a weekday. Regional holidays are not subtracted.
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January 2026: common questions
How many working days are there in January 2026?
January 2026 has 22 weekdays (Monday to Friday) and 9 weekend days. In the United States, New Year's Day (Thu, Jan 1) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon, Jan 19) fall in the month, leaving 20 working days. In the United Kingdom, New Year's Day (Thu, Jan 1) leaves 21 working days (UK-wide bank holidays only; England, Scotland and Northern Ireland each add their own).
What week numbers are in January 2026?
January 2026 covers ISO weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. ISO weeks start on Monday, so January 1, a Thursday, falls in week 1.
When is the full moon in January 2026?
Saturday, January 3 at 10:03 UTC. The new moon is on Sunday, January 18.
What day of the week does January 2026 start on?
January 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Saturday (the 31st). It runs from day 1 to day 31 of the year.