# Days until January 2

Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next January 2, with its day of the week.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-january-2
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/days/days-until-january-2.json
- Version: e62bdce4a598

## Default answer

Example with the default inputs (Count from September 30, 2026) on the example date Wednesday, September 30, 2026: From September 30, 2026, there are 94 days until January 2 on Saturday, January 2, 2027.

## Inputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| from | Count from | The date to count from. Today, unless you change it. |

## Outputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| days | Days until January 2 | Whole days from the start date to the next January 2; 0 on the day itself. |
| date | Date | The next January 2 on or after the start date. |
| weekday | Day of the week | The weekday of that date. |
| weeks | In weeks | The same number of days in weeks and days. |

## Method

Find the first January 2 on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.

## Assumptions

- January 2 comes every year, so the count is never more than 365 days.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before January 2, the count is 1; on January 2 itself, it is 0.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work for the count to January 2, the range the date field accepts.
- Today is the date on your own device, so the count to January 2 changes at midnight where you are. Dates are whole calendar days, so a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.

## Worked examples

1. from = 2027-01-02 gives date = 2027-01-02, days = 0. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).
2. from = 2027-01-01 gives date = 2027-01-02, days = 1. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).
3. from = 2027-01-03 gives date = 2028-01-02, days = 364. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory, Leap Years: the Gregorian leap year rule (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/leap_years).

## FAQ

### What day of the week is January 2?

Friday, January 2, 2026; Saturday, January 2, 2027; Sunday, January 2, 2028. The weekday of January 2 moves on one day a year, or two when a February 29 falls between.

### What day of the year is January 2?

January 2 is day 2 of the year, with 363 days after it (364 in a leap year).

### What season is January 2 in?

In the Northern Hemisphere, January 2 is in winter in every year from 2026 to 2035; in the Southern Hemisphere, it is summer. Seasons here start on the astronomical equinoxes and solstices, dated in US Eastern Time.

### Is January 2 a US federal holiday?

In some years. January 2 is the federal day off for New Year's Day when January 1 falls on a Sunday, as on Monday, January 2, 2034.

### How are the days until January 2 counted?

From the start date to January 2, without counting the start date: from January 1 the count is 1, and on January 2 it is 0. The day after, it moves on to the next January 2: from January 3, 2026, that is January 2, 2027, 364 days away.

## Sources

- 5 U.S.C. 6103 (federal holidays; weekend rule in 6103(b) and Executive Order 11582). Checked against OPM holiday schedules.
- Equinoxes and solstices: Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms (2nd ed., 1998), chapter 27, checked against the US Naval Observatory.