What day of the week is January 4, 2026?

January 4, 2026 is a Sunday. In 2027 it falls on a Monday, because a common year moves every date forward by one weekday and a leap year by two.

How many weeks until January 4?

Divide the days by 7: the countdown shows the result as whole weeks plus leftover days. January 4 is day 4 of 2026, so from January 1 it is 3 days or about 0.4 weeks into the year.

Is January 4 a holiday?

No — January 4 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 4

How many days until January 4? The countdown below runs live from today and shows the answer in days, weeks and hours, plus the weekday the next January 4 falls on. Further down: January 4 in the coming years, what is observed on the date, and countdowns to the days around it.

📅 Days until January 4

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Year	Weekday	Day of year	Days left in year	ISO week
2026	Sunday	4 of 365	361	1
2027	Monday	4 of 365	361	1
2028	Tuesday	4 of 366	362	1
2029	Thursday	4 of 365	361	1
2030	Friday	4 of 365	361	1

The weekday advances by one each common year and by two after a leap day, so January 4 repeats the same weekday on a 6-11-6-5-year cycle (e.g. Sunday in 2026 and again in 2032).

What is on January 4?

No federal holiday or major US observance falls on January 4 in 2026 — a regular winter day.
Zodiac sign: ♑ Capricorn · Birthstone for January: Garnet · Birth flower: Carnation.
Season in the Northern Hemisphere: Winter. Next January 4 is Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Days around January 4

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Days Until January 4

January 4 in the coming years

What is on January 4?

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