New Year’s Day marks the start of a new year in the Gregorian calendar, and it’s a time of global celebration, resolutions, and fresh beginnings. Are you already feeling the anticipation for the confetti and fireworks? Let’s find out exactly how much time we have left to prepare for the festivities of New Year’s Day!
🎉 January 1, 2026
318 days remaining until New Year’s Day! That breaks down to:
- 10 months and 15 days
- 45 weeks and 3 days
- A total of 7,632 hours
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According to our calculations from today, February 17, 2025, there are three hundred and eighteen days until New Year’s Day, which will be on Thursday, January 1, 2026. New Year’s Day is more than just the turn of a calendar page; it’s a significant cultural holiday, and in the U.S., it’s a federal holiday observed every January 1st.
To give you a broader perspective, here’s a handy chart showing the countdown to New Year’s Day from various dates around now:
| On Date | Countdown to New Year’s 🎉 |
|---|---|
| February 13, 2025 | 322 days |
| February 14, 2025 | 321 days |
| February 15, 2025 | 320 days |
| February 16, 2025 | 319 days |
| February 17, 2025 | 318 days |
| February 18, 2025 | 317 days |
| February 19, 2025 | 316 days |
| February 20, 2025 | 315 days |
| February 21, 2025 | 314 days |
Figuring Out Work Days Until New Year’s
Weekdays Left Until New Year’s
228 work days
Planning your vacation time or project deadlines? Knowing the number of workdays until New Year’s can be incredibly useful. There are approximately 228 weekdays remaining until New Year’s Day.
To get a more precise calculation for any specific period, you might find our business days calculator helpful. It allows you to calculate the number of working days between any two dates you specify.
Keep in mind that this weekday count doesn’t factor in public holidays that might fall on weekdays, such as Christmas or Thanksgiving. For an accurate work schedule, you’ll need to subtract any holiday weekdays that you won’t be working.
Simple Methods to Calculate the Days Until New Year’s
Want to calculate the days to New Year’s yourself? It’s easier than you might think! You can count down the days to January 1st using a few straightforward methods. The quickest way is to use an online date calculator, like our days until date calculator. Alternatively, you can perform the calculation manually or even use a spreadsheet.
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Method 1: Manual Calculation
If the current month is already January, calculating the days until New Year’s Day of the next year requires a bit of a different approach. For calculating days remaining to the current January 1st (which has already passed), you would subtract the current day of January from 1. However, since we are counting down to the next New Year’s, manual calculation is best done by counting the days remaining in the current month, then adding the days in each subsequent month until you reach December, and finally adding 1 for New Year’s Day itself (January 1st).
For example, if it’s currently February:
Days to New Year’s = (Days left in February) + (Days in March) + (Days in April) + … + (Days in December) + 1
Method 2: Using Google Sheets for Calculation
Spreadsheet programs like Google Sheets offer a convenient way to calculate days until New Year’s Day using formulas.
Calculating from Today’s Date
To find out the number of days from today until January 1, 2026, you can use this simple formula in a Google Sheets cell:
=DATE(2026, 1, 1) - TODAY()Just enter this formula into any cell, press ‘Enter’, and Google Sheets will instantly calculate and show you the number of days.
Calculating from a Specific Date
If you want to calculate the days remaining from a date other than today – for example, from a date you have in cell A1 – you can use this variation of the formula:
=DATE(2026, 1, 1) - A1This formula subtracts the date in cell A1 from January 1, 2026, giving you the number of days between those two dates.
For more countdown perspectives, you can also use our calculators to find the days left in the year or weeks left in the year for 2025.
New Year’s Day is rapidly approaching! Whether you’re planning celebrations, setting goals, or just curious about the passage of time, knowing the countdown can be both exciting and useful.
