what day of the week is new years on?
New Year's Day 2017 has already passed: it was on Sunday, January 1, 2017 (104 days ago). 2017 Calendar. New Year fireworks over Copenhagen. New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome.
Celebrations such as parades, concerts, church services, family meals etc. are held world-wide on January 1 as part of New Year's Day. Many celebrations start the day before (on New Year's Eve) and go on past midnight into January 1. New Year's Day 2019 is on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 (in 625 days). 2019 Calendar. The next occurrence of New Year's Day is marked in red.
View below the dates for (among others) New Year's Day 2018 and New Year's Day 2019. You can also see on which day the holiday falls and how many days it is until this holiday. New Year's Day 2018 falls on the 1st of January each year and marks the commencement of the Gregorian calendar.