What Day of the Week Is January 15?
January 15, 2027 falls on a Friday. This year, January 15, 2026 was a Thursday.
It is day 15 of 2027, and 350 days of the year come after it. The date sits in ISO week 2 and in the first quarter, January to March. North of the equator it is day 26 of winter, and spring starts on March 20. In Australia and the rest of the south, it is summer. A first quarter falls on this date in US Eastern time. It is not a US federal holiday.
January 15 from 2025 to 2028
The same date in four years, side by side. Moon phases use US Eastern dates.
| Fact | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the week | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Day of the year | 15 of 365 | 15 of 365 | 15 of 365 | 15 of 366 |
| Days left in the year | 350 | 350 | 350 | 351 |
| ISO week | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Quarter | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 |
| Season (north) | Day 26 of winter | Day 26 of winter | Day 26 of winter | Day 26 of winter |
| Moon (US Eastern) | Waning gibbous | Waning crescent | First quarter | Waning gibbous |
| US federal holiday | No | No | No | No |
| Other holidays | – | – | Makar Sankranti | Makar Sankranti |
Holidays on January 15
None of the 245 holidays and observances on this site is fixed to January 15.
Holidays that move with the calendar land on January 15 in some years from 2026 to 2035.
| Holiday or observance | Years on January 15 |
|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 2029, 2035 |
| Tu BiShvat | 2033 |
| Makar Sankranti | 2027, 2028, 2031, 2032, 2035 |
Born on January 15
In most horoscope tables, January 15 falls under Capricorn, the sign that runs from December 22 to January 19.
The birthstone for January is the garnet on the American Gem Society list.
January 15 every year from 1950 to 2049
Find the decade on the left, then the last digit of the year across the top. A baby born on January 15, 1990 arrived on a Monday, and one born on January 15, 2000 on a Saturday. Weekends are shaded.
| Years | …0 | …1 | …2 | …3 | …4 | …5 | …6 | …7 | …8 | …9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu |
| 1960s | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Wed |
| 1970s | Thu | Fri | Sat | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | Mon |
| 1980s | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun |
| 1990s | Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| 2000s | Sat | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu |
| 2010s | Fri | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue |
| 2020s | Wed | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Mon |
| 2030s | Tue | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 2040s | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri |
When January 15 is on the same weekday again
After 2027, January 15 is next a Friday in 2038. The next weekend January 15 is in 2028, on a Saturday.
| Day of the week | Next year after 2027 |
|---|---|
| Monday | 2029 |
| Tuesday | 2030 |
| Wednesday | 2031 |
| Thursday | 2032 |
| Friday | 2038 |
| Saturday | 2028 |
| Sunday | 2034 |
January 15 by year
| Year | Day of the week | Weekend or weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 2024 | Monday | Weekday |
| 2025 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 2026 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 2027 | Friday | Weekday |
| 2028 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 2029 | Monday | Weekday |
| 2030 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 2031 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 2032 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 2033 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 2034 | Sunday | Weekend |
Why the weekday changes
A common year is 365 days, one day more than 52 weeks. So January 15 moves on one weekday each year: Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027. The jump is two days when February 29 comes in between, so January 15, 2029 is a Monday, two on from 2028's Saturday. Between 1901 and 2099, the whole pattern repeats every 28 years.
More about January 15 on this site
January 15 questions
What day of the week is January 15, 2027?
January 15, 2027 is a Friday. It is day 15 of the year and falls in ISO week 2.
Is January 15 a holiday?
None of the holidays on this site is fixed to January 15. January 15, 2027 is not a US federal holiday. Some years it is Martin Luther King Jr. Day instead, as in 2029.
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