8 January 2026 (Thursday)

8 January 2026 is a Thursday: day no. 8 of the year, week no. 2 (weeks starting on Monday), quarter no. 1. January 2026 has 31 days, and 2026 is a common year (not a leap year): the year therefore has 365 days. In the United States this date is written 1/8/2026; here it is written 8/1/2026. The first day of January 2026 is a Thursday and the last is a Saturday. The year 2026 begins on Thursday and ends on Thursday.

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2026 has 365 days, and January opens the year with the tropical north deep in its wet season, part of the cyclone season that runs from November through to April. In the southern states, 8 January 2026 sits in the driest, hottest stretch of the year, when bushfire warnings are issued most frequently across Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and inland New South Wales.

Thursday sits one working day ahead of the weekend, making it the point in the week where plans for Friday, Saturday and Sunday commonly get finalised. 8 January 2026 falls on this day of the week, the second-to-last working day before the standard Monday-to-Friday week comes to a close and the weekend takes over.

The working-day count on this page excludes both weekend days and any public holiday declared for the state selected, so the same date in 2026 can show a different total depending on which state's calendar applies to 8 January. Interstate businesses need to check more than one state's list before setting a national deadline.