January 1, 2017 was a Sunday

January 1, 2017 fell on a Sunday. It was the 1st day of 2017, in ISO week 52, and the 1st Sunday of January that year. The date is New Year's Day, a federal holiday. It was a weekend day.

What day of the week was January 1 2017?

A Sunday. January 2017 began on a Sunday and ran 31 days, so the 1st landed on a Sunday, the 1st one of the month. There were earlier Sundays on the 8, 15, 22, 29 of that month as well. 364 days of 2017 remained after it.

What else was January 1 2017?

It sat in meteorological winter in the northern hemisphere, in the 1st quarter of 2017. 2017 was a common year, with no 29 February and 365 days in total, and January 2017 contained 22 weekdays. New Year's Day falls on this date every year, which is the other reason people look it up.

January 1 in nearby years

The weekday of a fixed date moves forward one place each year and two across a leap year, which is why January 1 does not settle on any one day. After 2017 it fell on a Sunday again in 2023. Before 2017 it was a Sunday in 2006 and 2012.

How long ago was January 1 2017?

3,598 days, which is 9 years, 10 months and 7 days as a calendar span. The full breakdown, in weeks, months and round day milestones, is on how long ago was January 1 2017. For the whole of 2017 rather than this one date, see how long ago was 2017.

Questions

What day of the week was January 1 2017?

A Sunday.

What day of the year was it?

Day 1 of 365 in 2017, in ISO week 52 and quarter 1.

Was 2017 a leap year?

No, 2017 had 365 days.

When was January 1 a Sunday again?

In 2023.

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January 1 in other years

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