Live countdown
Days until New Year
There are 104 days until New Year on Friday, 1 January 2027. The live counter below updates every second in your browser.
New Year's Day marks the first day of the Gregorian calendar. Most of the world uses it to reset resolutions, close the books and stare at fireworks.
- 01The Times Square ball has dropped every year since 1907 (with two wartime pauses).
- 02Sydney, being early on the clock, is one of the first major cities to ring in the year.
- 03In many countries, January 1 is a public holiday.
Common questions
How many days until New Year?
104 days as of today. New Year falls on Friday, 1 January 2027. The live counter above updates every second and rolls to the next occurrence automatically after the date passes.
What day of the week does New Year fall on?
New Year is on a Friday this year (Friday, 1 January 2027).
Which timezone does the countdown use?
Your local timezone, detected automatically from your browser. The counter ticks down to your local midnight, so a viewer in Sydney and a viewer in Los Angeles see slightly different remaining seconds at the same moment — which is what most people actually want.