Julian date calendar 2026

Find the date: the number in the cell is its day of the year. Prefix 26 for the five-digit YYDDD code (26001 to 26365) or 2026 for YYYYDDD.

Day numbers of 2026
Day	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	001	032	060	091	121	152	182	213	244	274	305	335
2	002	033	061	092	122	153	183	214	245	275	306	336
3	003	034	062	093	123	154	184	215	246	276	307	337
4	004	035	063	094	124	155	185	216	247	277	308	338
5	005	036	064	095	125	156	186	217	248	278	309	339
6	006	037	065	096	126	157	187	218	249	279	310	340
7	007	038	066	097	127	158	188	219	250	280	311	341
8	008	039	067	098	128	159	189	220	251	281	312	342
9	009	040	068	099	129	160	190	221	252	282	313	343
10	010	041	069	100	130	161	191	222	253	283	314	344
11	011	042	070	101	131	162	192	223	254	284	315	345
12	012	043	071	102	132	163	193	224	255	285	316	346
13	013	044	072	103	133	164	194	225	256	286	317	347
14	014	045	073	104	134	165	195	226	257	287	318	348
15	015	046	074	105	135	166	196	227	258	288	319	349
16	016	047	075	106	136	167	197	228	259	289	320	350
17	017	048	076	107	137	168	198	229	260	290	321	351
18	018	049	077	108	138	169	199	230	261	291	322	352
19	019	050	078	109	139	170	200	231	262	292	323	353
20	020	051	079	110	140	171	201	232	263	293	324	354
21	021	052	080	111	141	172	202	233	264	294	325	355
22	022	053	081	112	142	173	203	234	265	295	326	356
23	023	054	082	113	143	174	204	235	266	296	327	357
24	024	055	083	114	144	175	205	236	267	297	328	358
25	025	056	084	115	145	176	206	237	268	298	329	359
26	026	057	085	116	146	177	207	238	269	299	330	360
27	027	058	086	117	147	178	208	239	270	300	331	361
28	028	059	087	118	148	179	209	240	271	301	332	362
29	029	–	088	119	149	180	210	241	272	302	333	363
30	030	–	089	120	150	181	211	242	273	303	334	364
31	031	–	090	–	151	–	212	243	–	304	–	365

Day numbers of 2026, January to June
Day	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
1	001	032	060	091	121	152
2	002	033	061	092	122	153
3	003	034	062	093	123	154
4	004	035	063	094	124	155
5	005	036	064	095	125	156
6	006	037	065	096	126	157
7	007	038	066	097	127	158
8	008	039	067	098	128	159
9	009	040	068	099	129	160
10	010	041	069	100	130	161
11	011	042	070	101	131	162
12	012	043	071	102	132	163
13	013	044	072	103	133	164
14	014	045	073	104	134	165
15	015	046	074	105	135	166
16	016	047	075	106	136	167
17	017	048	076	107	137	168
18	018	049	077	108	138	169
19	019	050	078	109	139	170
20	020	051	079	110	140	171
21	021	052	080	111	141	172
22	022	053	081	112	142	173
23	023	054	082	113	143	174
24	024	055	083	114	144	175
25	025	056	084	115	145	176
26	026	057	085	116	146	177
27	027	058	086	117	147	178
28	028	059	087	118	148	179
29	029	–	088	119	149	180
30	030	–	089	120	150	181
31	031	–	090	–	151	–

Day numbers of 2026, July to December
Day	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	182	213	244	274	305	335
2	183	214	245	275	306	336
3	184	215	246	276	307	337
4	185	216	247	277	308	338
5	186	217	248	278	309	339
6	187	218	249	279	310	340
7	188	219	250	280	311	341
8	189	220	251	281	312	342
9	190	221	252	282	313	343
10	191	222	253	283	314	344
11	192	223	254	284	315	345
12	193	224	255	285	316	346
13	194	225	256	286	317	347
14	195	226	257	287	318	348
15	196	227	258	288	319	349
16	197	228	259	289	320	350
17	198	229	260	290	321	351
18	199	230	261	291	322	352
19	200	231	262	292	323	353
20	201	232	263	293	324	354
21	202	233	264	294	325	355
22	203	234	265	295	326	356
23	204	235	266	296	327	357
24	205	236	267	297	328	358
25	206	237	268	298	329	359
26	207	238	269	299	330	360
27	208	239	270	300	331	361
28	209	240	271	301	332	362
29	210	241	272	302	333	363
30	211	242	273	303	334	364
31	212	243	–	304	–	365

Today is outlined when it falls in 2026.

What is different about 2026

Every common year has the same day numbers: March 1 is always day 060 and December 31 always day 365. What changes from year to year is the weekday under each number. 2026 starts on a Thursday (day 001) and ends on a Thursday (day 365), so it has 53 Thursdays and 52 of every other weekday. Its first Monday is day 005. The years with exactly the same calendar, weekdays included, are 2009, 2015, 2037, 2043: a chart printed for 2026 is valid for them too.

Dates set by weekday move. These are the day numbers that belong to 2026 alone:

Date	2026	Day	YYDDD	CYYDDD
First Monday	Mon, January 5	005	26005	126005
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday of January)	Mon, January 19	019	26019	126019
Easter Sunday (Western)	Sun, April 5	095	26095	126095
US Memorial Day (last Monday of May)	Mon, May 25	145	26145	126145
US Labor Day (first Monday of September)	Mon, September 7	250	26250	126250
US Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday of November)	Thu, November 26	330	26330	126330
Friday the 13th (February)	Fri, February 13	044	26044	126044
Friday the 13th (March)	Fri, March 13	072	26072	126072
Friday the 13th (November)	Fri, November 13	317	26317	126317
Last Friday	Fri, December 25	359	26359	126359

2026 counted from today

January 1, 2026 (day 001): 306 days ago. December 31, 2026 (day 365): 58 days. Today’s own code is 6307 in YDDD form, and when today falls in 2026 its cell in the chart above is outlined.

Mainframe and ERP codes for 2026

Systems that need the century in a six-digit field, such as JD Edwards and other ERP and mainframe software, write CYYDDD: a century digit (0 for the 1900s, 1 for the 2000s), then YYDDD. In 2026 the codes run from 126001 to 126365; July 4 is 126185 and Christmas 126359. The same day in 1926 was 026359, which is why the century digit exists. The four-digit YDDD code used on some lot numbers keeps only the last digit of the year, so 6001 means January 1 of 2026, but also of 2016 and 2036: read it next to a production date.

First day of each month in 2026

Date	Weekday	Day	YYDDD	YYYYDDD	Julian Day Number
January 1	Thursday	001	26001	2026001	2461042
February 1	Sunday	032	26032	2026032	2461073
March 1	Sunday	060	26060	2026060	2461101
April 1	Wednesday	091	26091	2026091	2461132
May 1	Friday	121	26121	2026121	2461162
June 1	Monday	152	26152	2026152	2461193
July 1	Wednesday	182	26182	2026182	2461223
August 1	Saturday	213	26213	2026213	2461254
September 1	Tuesday	244	26244	2026244	2461285
October 1	Thursday	274	26274	2026274	2461315
November 1	Sunday	305	26305	2026305	2461346
December 1	Tuesday	335	26335	2026335	2461376

2026 in day numbers

2026 is a common year with 365 days. It begins on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday, and has 53 ISO weeks. In day numbers, day 183, July 2, is the middle day, with 182 days before it and 182 after it. The first quarter ends on day 90 (March 31), the first half on day 181 (June 30) and the third quarter on day 273 (September 30).

Date	Day	YYDDD	Weekday
New Year’s Day (January 1)	001	26001	Thursday
Valentine’s Day (February 14)	045	26045	Saturday
Last day of February (February 28)	059	26059	Saturday
US Independence Day (July 4)	185	26185	Saturday
Halloween (October 31)	304	26304	Saturday
Christmas Day (December 25)	359	26359	Friday
New Year’s Eve (December 31)	365	26365	Thursday
Day 100 (April 10)	100	26100	Friday
Day 200 (July 19)	200	26200	Sunday
Day 300 (October 27)	300	26300	Tuesday

Quarters of 2026 as day numbers

A lot code or shipping date often only needs the quarter. Q1 is days 001 to 090 (26001–26090), Q2 is 091 to 181, Q3 is 182 to 273 and Q4 is 274 to 365. The first Monday of 2026 is day 005, so a weekday count from a day number starts there.

Astronomical Julian Days in 2026

If you need the astronomers’ Julian Day rather than a day-of-year code: January 1, 2026 at 0h UT is JD 2461041.5 (MJD 61041), and December 31 at 0h UT is JD 2461405.5. Add the day number minus one to January 1’s value for any other date. The Julian Day Number in the table above is the one in force from noon UT of each date.

The Julian calendar in 2026

The Julian calendar runs 13 days behind ours throughout 2026, so its New Year’s Day, Julian January 1, 2026, falls on Gregorian January 14, 2026. A “Julian calendar 2026” in that historical sense is this year’s calendar shifted by 13 days; the chart above is the day-of-year chart that most people searching for a Julian calendar want.

Converting a code: split it into year and day, then look the day up in the chart. 26045 is day 45, February 14; 26304 is day 304, October 31. To convert any single code, including JD, MJD and CYYDDD, use the Julian date converter.

Questions

Is 2026 a leap year?

No. 2026 has 365 days and ends on day 365 (26365). March 1 is day 060.

What is the Julian date for December 25, 2026?

Day 359: 26359 as YYDDD and 2026359 as YYYYDDD. Its astronomical Julian Day Number is 2461400.

What day of the year is July 4, 2026?

Day 185 (26185), a Saturday.

What is Julian date 26100?

Day 100 of 2026: Friday, April 10, 2026.

How many weeks does 2026 have?

53 ISO weeks. 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.

What is today’s Julian date?

The Julian date page shows today’s code in every format, updated for your time zone, with a converter.