What Is the New Year Countdown 2026?
The New Year Countdown is an online countdown of how much time is left until the New Year, and it updates every second as a live number block on your screen. It shows you exactly how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the new year, without having to click a single button. Using it is effortless, and helps you learn exactly how long until the next year begins without even having to consult a calendar.
How to Use the New Year Countdown Clock
When you arrive at this countdown page, you can instantly find our countdown to New Year, which shows the time remaining until the next year. There's no need to do anything extra in order to use it.
However, if you click on the fullscreen icon on the top right of the screen, which is only available on desktop, not mobile phones, you can open the countdown of new year 2026 in fullscreen.
Other than the countdown itself, the page also gives you the exact date that the new year starts (Thursday, 1 January 2026) and your timezone, or the timezone that your browser uses.
When Is New Year Day?
January 1 has been widely observed as New Year's Day since the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, although most countries adopted it later. Long before that, when Julius Caesar was leading the Romans, he officially set Jan 1st as the start of the year in 45 BCE.
When Is New Year's Eve?
New Year's Eve is the day before New Year's Day, 31 December. It is also the date of the event when people around the world celebrate the new year with gatherings, fireworks, and a collective countdown to midnight.