What day of the week is January 1, 2026?

{"url":"https://calcdate.live/whatday/2026-01-01/","path":"/whatday/2026-01-01","kind":"whatday","title":"What Day of the Week Is January 1, 2026?","h1":"What day of the week is January 1, 2026?","generated_at":"2026-10-06T02:12:45+05:00","timezone":"Asia/Karachi","today":"2026-10-06","result":{"hero":{"value":"Thursday","unit":"January 1, 2026","sub":"278 days ago","text":true},"stats":[{"label":"day of the week","value":"Thursday"},{"label":"day of the year","value":"1"},{"label":"ISO week","value":"W1"},{"label":"quarter","value":"Q1"},{"label":"type of day","value":"Weekday"},{"label":"days ago","value":"278"},{"label":"moon phase","value":"Waxing Gibbous"},{"label":"year type","value":"Common"}]},"inputs":{"kind":"whatday","type":"whatday","category":"calculator","date":"2026-01-01 00:00:00 PKT"},"method":"The result uses the exact inputs on this page and calendar/time arithmetic appropriate to this calculator. The result shown above is the value to use for this calculation.","milestones":[{"label":"Calculated date","date":"2026-01-01","display":"Thursday, January 1, 2026"}],"workdays":[{"label":"Calendar days","value":278},{"label":"Weekdays","value":198},{"label":"Saturdays","value":40},{"label":"Sundays","value":40},{"label":"Public holidays","value":"Not included unless this calculator says otherwise"}],"accuracy":["The result uses the calendar rules and time zone shown on this page.","Leap years and actual month lengths are handled by the calendar arithmetic where they affect the calculation."],"excel":{"formula":"","note":"This calculation does not have a single reliable built-in Excel/Google Sheets formula without reproducing the page’s specific time-zone or calendar rules."},"sections":[["The answer in detail",["Thursday, January 1, 2026 falls on a Thursday. It is day 1 of 365 in 2026, in ISO week 1, in quarter 1 and in winter in the northern hemisphere. The date is 278 days ago, and it is a weekday, so offices and schools are normally open. It coincides with New Year that year."]],["The moon and the calendar",["On January 1, 2026 the moon is a Waxing Gibbous with about 93% of its disc lit, roughly 12.4 days after the previous new moon. That figure is computed from lunar phase formulas, not looked up, so it is available for any year in the range."]],["How weekday lookups work",["The weekday of a date is found by counting the days from a known reference date and taking the remainder after dividing by seven. The calculator applies that rule to real Gregorian dates, including leap days, which is why it works equally well for a birth date in 1985 and a wedding date in 2032. Use the form above to check any other date, or open the neighbouring dates linked below."]]],"summary":"What Day of the Week Is January 1, 2026?: Thursday January 1, 2026 — 278 days ago","show_method":true}