What day of the week is January 16, 2026?

January 16, 2026 is a Friday. In 2027 it falls on a Saturday, because a common year moves every date forward by one weekday and a leap year by two.

How many weeks until January 16?

Divide the days by 7: the countdown shows the result as whole weeks plus leftover days. January 16 is day 16 of 2026, so from January 1 it is 15 days or about 2.1 weeks into the year.

Is January 16 a holiday?

No — January 16 is not a federal holiday or a widely observed US holiday in 2026, so banks, schools and offices run as normal unless it lands on a weekend. It is a winter date under the Capricorn zodiac sign.

Days Until January 16

How many days until January 16? The countdown below runs live from today and shows the answer in days, weeks and hours, plus the weekday the next January 16 falls on. Further down: January 16 in the coming years, what is observed on the date, and countdowns to the days around it.

📅 Days until January 16

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Year	Weekday	Day of year	Days left in year	ISO week
2026	Friday	16 of 365	349	3
2027	Saturday	16 of 365	349	2
2028	Sunday	16 of 366	350	2
2029	Tuesday	16 of 365	349	3
2030	Wednesday	16 of 365	349	3

The weekday advances by one each common year and by two after a leap day, so January 16 repeats the same weekday on a 6-11-6-5-year cycle (e.g. Friday in 2026 and again in 2032).

What is on January 16?

No federal holiday or major US observance falls on January 16 in 2026 — a regular winter day.
Zodiac sign: ♑ Capricorn · Birthstone for January: Garnet · Birth flower: Carnation.
Season in the Northern Hemisphere: Winter. Next January 16 is Friday, January 16, 2026.

Days around January 16

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Days Until January 16

January 16 in the coming years

What is on January 16?

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