Epiphany 2026 was on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 — it has already passed. The next Epiphany is on Wednesday, 6 January 2027, in 56 days from today (11 November 2026). This page gives the 2026 date, what the day means, how it is observed, and the dates for 2026, 2027 and 2028.
Try the tool: Countdown Timer — count down to Epiphany 2026 live, second by second.
Try the tool: Days Until Calculator — count the days until any date, including Epiphany.
When is Epiphany 2026?
Epiphany 2026 is on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 — Tuesday. That date has passed; the next occurrence is Wednesday, 6 January 2027 (56 days away). It is a Christian observance.
How the countdown is worked out
The countdown is the number of days from today to the holiday's date: the 2026 date is in the past, so the live countdown is to the next occurrence (6 January 2027), which is 56 days away. The count is in calendar days — it counts the days you have to wait, not the number of midnights, and it does not count today. The countdown timer recomputes the number live, second by second, and the days until calculator does the same calculation for any date you choose. If the holiday is in a different time zone from you, the day starts at a different moment — but the date is the date, and the countdown is in days, so the time zone does not change the number.
What is Epiphany?
Epiphany, 6 January, is a Christian feast marking the visit of the Magi (the Three Kings) to the infant Jesus — and in the East, the baptism of Jesus. It is one of the oldest Christian feasts.
How Epiphany is observed
It is a public holiday in much of Europe and Latin America. In Spain and Mexico, children receive gifts from the Three Kings; in Italy, the witch Befana delivers gifts.
How the date is worked out
Epiphany is on the same date every year — January 2026 — so the date never moves. The only thing that changes is the day of the week: Epiphany 2026 is a Tuesday, Epiphany 2027 is a Wednesday.
Epiphany dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 January 2026 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | 6 January 2027 | Wednesday |
| 2028 | 6 January 2028 | Thursday |
Epiphany 2026 in the calendar
Epiphany 2026 is the 6th day of 2026 — a year of 365 days — and it falls in ISO week 2 of the year. There are 359 days left in the year after it, and 31 days in January 2026. In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.
The week number matters more than people think: in business and government across Europe, dates are often given as week numbers, and the week number finder gives the ISO week for any date. The day-of-year number is used in astronomy, in logistics and in some payroll systems. And the days-left figure is the useful one for planning the rest of the year: after Epiphany 2026 there are 359 days — 51 weeks — left in 2026.
Planning for Epiphany 2026
The 2026 observance has passed, so the planning horizon is the next one: Wednesday, 6 January 2027 is 56 days away. That is 8 weeks — enough time to book travel, arrange time off and plan properly, and the earlier you book, the cheaper the travel usually is. The dates table above gives the next three years, so you can plan further ahead too.
Epiphany 2026 falls on a Tuesday — a weekday — so most people need to take the day off to mark it properly. Book the time off early, especially if the holiday is one people travel for: the days around a weekday holiday are among the busiest travel days of the year, and the fares rise as the date approaches.
The countdown in other units
The countdown to the next Epiphany (Wednesday, 6 January 2027) is 56 days — which is 8 weeks and 0 days, 1344 hours, 80,640 minutes, or about 1.8 months. Of those 56 days, 40 are weekdays and 16 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 40 of them left before the holiday. The days between dates calculator works out the same numbers for any two dates, and the business days calculator counts the working days excluding public holidays.
Epiphany around the world
As a Christian observance, this day is marked by churches and by Christians around the world, and in many countries it is a public holiday. The date is set by the church calendar — fixed for Christmas and its surrounding days, moveable for Easter and the days around it. Whether it is a working day depends on the country: Christmas Day is a public holiday in most of the world, while days like Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday are working days almost everywhere.
Planning checklist for Epiphany 2026
| When | Task |
|---|---|
| Now | The 2026 observance has passed — put the next one (Wednesday, 6 January 2027) in your calendar, with a reminder a month before. |
| One month before | Book travel and request time off, if Epiphany means either. |
| One week before | Confirm plans, buy what you need, and check the date — the date is fixed. |
More countdowns
If you are counting down to Epiphany, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2026, New Year's Day 2026, Easter Sunday 2026. And for the same holiday in another year, see Epiphany 2027 and Epiphany 2028.
Frequently asked questions
When is Epiphany 2026?
Epiphany 2026 is on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 (Tuesday).
How many days until Epiphany 2026?
Epiphany 2026 has passed. The next one is Wednesday, 6 January 2027, in 56 days from 11 November 2026.
What day of the week is Epiphany 2026?
Epiphany 2026 is a Tuesday.
When is Epiphany in 2027?
Epiphany 2027 is on Wednesday, 6 January 2027 (Wednesday).
Is Epiphany a public holiday?
Epiphany is a religious observance; whether it is a public holiday depends on the country. It is a public holiday in the countries where that religion is the majority or an official faith.
What is Epiphany?
Epiphany, 6 January, is a Christian feast marking the visit of the Magi (the Three Kings) to the infant Jesus — and in the East, the baptism of Jesus. It is one of the oldest Christian feasts.
How many weeks until Epiphany 2026?
The next Epiphany is 56 days away, which is 8 weeks and 0 days.
How many working days are left until Epiphany 2026?
Count the weekdays between today and the holiday: the business days calculator does it, excluding weekends and the public holidays you add. The countdown in other units above gives the weekday count for the next occurrence.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - Holiday dates: TimeFlow's own holiday data (
data/holidays.ts). - TimeFlow's countdown timer and days until calculator — the live tools behind the countdown on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.