The first day of the Gregorian calendar year — globally observed.
This is a Gregorian calendar holiday — observed on the same date worldwide. There is no tithi or panchang significance to the date; it does not shift by timezone.
New Year's Day on January 1 marks the start of the Gregorian calendar year. While the date is secular, it has been a public holiday in most countries since the Gregorian calendar was widely adopted in the 16th-17th centuries. In some Christian traditions it is also the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ or the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
Computed for Howick (Africa/Johannesburg) using local sunrise, sunset and astronomical positions.
Other observances and vrats falling in January 2027, with dates computed for Howick.
A more detailed account of New Year's Day — its mythology, regional variations, and rituals — is being prepared.