May is the eleventh month of the financial year that began the previous July, one month out from the 30 June close. 1 May 2026 falls in the second calendar quarter of 2026, with the financial year's EOFY reporting period now clearly in view for most businesses and payroll teams across the country.
Some employers close early or run a shortened day on Friday, ahead of the weekend that follows. 1 May 2026 falls on this day, the last of the five working days counted in the total shown above for its week, immediately before Saturday and Sunday begin the two-day break most standard working arrangements observe.
2026 has 365 days on the calendar. Leap years add a single extra day to February, giving those years 366 days instead of 365 and shifting the day-of-year number for every date from March onward by one compared with an ordinary year. This is the only irregularity in the length of the Australian calendar year.
Cookie policy