New Year's Day 2028 is Saturday, January 1.
New Year's Day 2028 falls on Saturday, January 1, 2028. Because it falls on a Saturday, federal offices observe it on Friday, December 31, 2027.
- Date
- January 1
- Day
- Saturday
- Observed
- Friday
- Long weekend
- Yes
About New Year's Day
The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and a federal holiday in the United States.
Because the date is fixed, the weekday moves each year. When 1 January falls on a Saturday, federal offices observe the holiday on the preceding Friday — which means the observed day lands in the previous December, and shows up on the previous year’s calendar rather than this one.
How the date is set
Always 1 January. Because the date is fixed rather than pinned to a weekday, it lands on a different day each year. When it falls on a Saturday, federal offices close the Friday before; when it falls on a Sunday, they close the Monday after.
In 2028 this matters: the holiday itself is Saturday January 1, 2028, but the day federal offices are closed is Friday December 31, 2027. The observed date is the one that counts for deadlines and business-day math.
New Year's Day in other years
- New Year's Day 2026 — Thursday, January 1
- New Year's Day 2027 — Friday, January 1
- New Year's Day 2029 — Monday, January 1
- New Year's Day 2030 — Tuesday, January 1
See it on a calendar
New Year's Day is marked on the January 2028 calendar, which you can print or download as a PDF. For the full year, open the 2028 calendar, or see all 2028 federal holidays together.
Counting working days around it? The business day calculator excludes observed federal holidays automatically.