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When is New Year's Day in 2026 in Germany?

New Year's Day 2026 is on Thursday, 2026-01-01

New Year's Day in Germany falls on Thursday, January 1, 2026. That is week 1 of 2026 (ISO week numbering), day 1 of the year. Locally it is also written as: Neujahr.

Days until New Year's Day 2026

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New Year's Day by year in Germany

YearWeekdayDateISO week
2026Thursday2026-01-011this page
2027Friday2027-01-01532027 page

Public holidays near this date in Germany 2026

DateDayHolidayDeducted from working days
2026-01-01ThursdayNeujahrYes

Working days around this holiday

The January 2026 business-days page shows the exact count of working days in the month this holiday falls in, with the holiday deducted and every remaining day listed. The full Germany 2026 holiday list marks whether this date is nationwide (Yes) or regional only.

How the date is verified: the date and weekday above are computed from the calendar, not typed in, and ISO week numbers follow ISO 8601 (weeks start Monday). You can reproduce both by checking that 2026-01-01 is a Thursday on any perpetual calendar.

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