January 2026 has 31 days
The month opens on a Thursday and closes on a Saturday. It holds 22 working days and 9 weekend days, and covers days 1 to 31 of 2026. It ended 235 days ago.
How many days are in January 2026?
January 2026 has 31 days. Month lengths never change outside February, so January always has 31 days. Of those, 22 fall on a weekday and 9 at a weekend, which is the split before any public holiday is deducted.
What day does January 2026 start on?
1 January 2026 is a Thursday and 31 January is a Saturday. The month spans ISO weeks 1 to 5 and contains 4 Mondays, 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 4 Sundays.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
What is on in January 2026?
| Date | What it is | Kind | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | holiday | today |
| 1 January | January starts | observance | today |
| 1 January | Q1 starts | observance | today |
| 3 January | Full Moon | sky event | 2 days |
| 3 January | Quadrantids peak | sky event | 2 days |
| 6 January | Epiphany | observance | 5 days |
| 10 January | Last Quarter | sky event | 9 days |
| 18 January | New Moon | sky event | 17 days |
| 19 January | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | holiday | 18 days |
| 24 January | International Day of Education | observance | 23 days |
| 26 January | Australia Day | holiday | 25 days |
| 26 January | First Quarter | sky event | 25 days |
Moon phases in January 2026
| Phase | Date | Weekday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon | 3 January | Saturday | traditionally the Wolf Moon |
| Last Quarter | 10 January | Saturday | instant given in UTC |
| New Moon | 18 January | Sunday | instant given in UTC |
| First Quarter | 26 January | Monday | instant given in UTC |
Phase instants are computed in Universal Time. A phase falling late in the UTC day can read as the previous calendar date in the Americas, which is why published moon calendars sometimes disagree by one day.
Sky events and season boundaries in January 2026
No equinox or solstice falls in this month, so no astronomical season opens or closes inside it. Quadrantids peaks this month, with the moon waxing gibbous on the peak night. No eclipse is catalogued in it.
How many working days in January 2026?
There are 22 working days in January 2026 on a Monday to Friday week, and 9 weekend days. 3 public holidays from the catalogued countries fall in the month: New Year's Day on 1 January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day on 19 January, Australia Day on 26 January. Whether any of those reduces your own working total depends on which country you are in.
Questions about January 2026
- How many days are in January 2026?
- 31 days.
- What day of the week does January 2026 start on?
- A Thursday. It ends on a Saturday.
- How many working days are in January 2026?
- 22, counting Monday to Friday and not deducting public holidays.
- What holidays are in January 2026?
- New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Australia Day.
- How many weekends are in January 2026?
- 5 Saturdays and 4 Sundays.
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