Kick off next year with our countdown! This real-time timer tracks days until New Year's Day, January 1. As of today, there are left. Use the live countdown or calculator below to plan your celebrations.

Live Countdown to New Year's

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What is New Year's Day?

New Year's Day, celebrated on January 1, marks the start of a new calendar year. It’s a time for resolutions, fireworks, and global celebrations. From Times Square’s ball drop to family gatherings, our countdown helps you prepare for the big day!

How to Use Until New Year's

The "How Long Until New Year" tool, like multiple other time calculators available on the site, operates automatically. It’s incredibly user-friendly and intuitive, requiring no manual inputs, such as the current date and time, to display the results.

As soon as you access the tool, it will instantly calculate the time remaining until New Year's based on your current date and time. The live countdown is displayed clearly, showing how many days, hours, minutes and even seconds remain until midnight on December 31st, so you can precisely track the moments leading to the upcoming year.

View live countdown (e.g., ~198 days from 07:13 PM PDT, June 17). Try Deadline Calculator.

Auto-refreshes with your current time. Compare with Time Zone Converter.

Key Features

Targets New Year's with live updates.
Provides precise real-time data. See Time to Decimal.

Free and ready to use. Explore Decimal to Time.

Calculate Days Until New Year's

Calculate days until any date? Enter a date to count until New Year's 2026:

Result will appear here.

Or use Calculate Days Until Any Date or try our Time Duration Calculator.

How to Calculate Days Manually

No calculator? Here’s how to count days to New Year's by hand:

Method 1: Simple Subtraction

If today is in December 2025:

Subtract today’s date from 31, then add 1 for January 1.
Example: On December 1, 2025, (31 - 1) + 1 = 31 days.

If today is before December 2025:

Add remaining days in the current month, days in months until December, plus 1 day in January.
Example: On June 17, 2025, 13 days (June) + 31 (July) + 31 (August) + 30 (September) + 31 (October) + 30 (November) + 31 (December) + 1 (January) = 198 days.

Tip: Use this table for days in each month or try our Days Between Dates Calculator:

Month	Days
June	30
July	31
August	31
September	30
October	31
November	30
December	31
January	31

Method 2: Use Google Sheets or Excel

Enter this formula in a cell to get days from today:

=DATE(2026, 1, 1) - TODAY()

Or, from a specific date (e.g., in cell A1):

=DATE(2026, 1, 1) - A1

Work Days Until New Year's

Need workdays (excluding weekends and holidays)? Use our calculator or estimate manually:

Roughly 5 workdays per week.
Subtract holidays (e.g., Labor Day on September 7, 2025, Veterans Day on November 11, 2025, Thanksgiving on November 26, 2025).
Example: workdays, assuming three holidays (Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving).

Check our Business Day Calculator for exact workdays.

Why New Year's?

New Year's Day is a time for fresh starts and celebrations. Whether you’re setting resolutions, planning a party, or watching fireworks, our countdown keeps you ready. Share the excitement!

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