How many days are between Christmas and New Year's Day?

Q: How many days are between Christmas and New Year's Day?

7 days. Christmas falls on Friday, December 25, 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027, which is 7 days later — 1 week, or 5 business days counting Monday to Friday only. The first day is not counted and the last one is, the same way a calendar counts a stay. Both dates are fixed, so the gap is the same every year apart from leap-year shifts in the weekdays.

From Christmas to New Year's Day in 2026

7 days

Counted from Thursday, September 10, 2026. The dates shown are the next ones to come round.

Days apart: 7
Business days: 5
Weekend days: 2
That is: 1 week

Christmas falls on Friday, December 25, 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027, which is 7 days later — 1 week, or 5 business days counting Monday to Friday only. The first day is not counted and the last one is, the same way a calendar counts a stay. Both dates are fixed, so the gap is the same every year apart from leap-year shifts in the weekdays.

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7 days

Days: 7
Weeks and days: 1 week, 0 days
Months and days: 0 months, 7 days
Business days (Mon–Fri): 5Weekdays only; public holidays are not excluded.
Weekend days: 2
Resulting date: —
Day of the week: Friday → Friday

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Dates are local calendar dates; times and time zones are ignored.
Business days are Monday–Friday with no holiday exclusions.
Adding months keeps the day of month, clamped to the target month's length.

Common deadlines from December 25, 2026

After	Date	Falls on a
7 days	January 1, 2027	Friday
14 days	January 8, 2027	Friday
21 days	January 15, 2027	Friday
30 days	January 24, 2027	Sunday
45 days	February 8, 2027	Monday
60 days	February 23, 2027	Tuesday
90 days	March 25, 2027	Thursday
120 days	April 24, 2027	Saturday
180 days	June 23, 2027	Wednesday
365 days	December 25, 2027	Saturday

Calendar days counted from the start date, the day itself not counted. Deadlines written as 'within 90 days' are calendar days unless the contract or court rule says business days.

The next five years

Year	Dates	Days apart
2026	December 25, 2026 → January 1, 2027	7 days
2027	December 25, 2027 → January 1, 2028	7 days
2028	December 25, 2028 → January 1, 2029	7 days
2029	December 25, 2029 → January 1, 2030	7 days
2030	December 25, 2030 → January 1, 2031	7 days

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