Which month number is January?

January is month 1, the first month of the Gregorian year. Below is the whole month with the Hijri date under every day.

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Month at a glance

Number: month 1 (first)
Days: 31
Arabic (Levant): كانون الثاني
Arabic (Saudi): يناير
Hijri dates (2027): 23 Rajab 1448 AH to 23 Shaban 1448 AH

January 2027 with Hijri dates

1 23 Rajab

2 24

3 25

4 26

5 27

6 28

7 29

8 30

9 1 Shaban

10 2

11 3

12 4

13 5

14 6

15 7

16 8

17 9

18 10

19 11

20 12

21 13

22 14

23 15

24 16

25 17

26 18

27 19

28 20

29 21

30 22

31 23

Occasions in January 2027

New Year’s Day Friday, 1 January 2027 · 23 Rajab 1448 AH
mid-year break Friday, 8 January 2027 · 30 Rajab 1448 AH

Payment dates in January 2027

Citizen Account Sunday, 10 January 2027 · 2 Shaban 1448 AH
Government salaries Wednesday, 27 January 2027 · 19 Shaban 1448 AH · Expected by the rule

Salaries follow the published Ministry of Finance table and the other dates follow the announced payment rules; dates marked “expected” have no official table yet. This site is not affiliated with any government body.

Origin of the name

January is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and doorways, which is why it opens the year.

January and the seasons

All of January falls in astronomical winter in the northern hemisphere. The winter and seasons countdown gives each season’s start to the minute.

Fixed occasions in January

1 January: New Year’s Day. See the New Year countdown.

January on the Hijri calendar

Because the Hijri year is about 11 days shorter, the Hijri months that January spans change every year. The calendar above shows the Hijri date under each day, and the occasions list shows what falls in January this year. To convert any other date, use the Hijri–Gregorian Converter.

Last updated: 22 October 2026

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