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Sunday, January 3, 2027
Sunday, January 3, 2027 falls on a Sunday. It is day 3 of the year, ISO week 53, in Q1.
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Sunday, January 3
January 3, 2027 is day 3 of 365, ISO week 53, in Q1. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Day of year3
ISO week53
QuarterQ1
Days left362
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Crescent
- Lunar age
- 25.1 days
- Illumination
- 21%
- Season
- Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Capricorn
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- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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- /date/2027-01-03
Today's Celebrations
January 3
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Daniel of Padua
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Genevieve
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Holy Name of Jesus
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Kuriakose Elias Chavara (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
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Pope Anterus
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January 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Tamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan)
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The tenth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
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Local briefSunday, January 3, 2027 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2026: The United States launches a military operation in Venezuela, capturing president Nicolás Maduro (pictured) and his wife.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to January 3.
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The United States launches a military operation in Venezuela, capturing president Nicolás Maduro (pictured) and his wife.
The cryptocurrency network of bitcoin was created when Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first block of the chain.
Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashed shortly after departure from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport which killed all 148 occupants on board.
Second Intifada: Israeli forces seized MV Karine A, which was carrying 50 tons of smuggled weapons on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, the deposed strongman of Panama, surrendered to American forces outside the apostolic nunciature in Panama City.
CBS announced the sale of the New York Yankees professional baseball team to a group of investors headed by American businessman George Steinbrenner.
All 25 people on board Aero Flight 311 died in Finland's worst civilian air accident when the aircraft crashed near Kvevlax.
Second World War: As part of Operation Compass, Australian and United Kingdom forces attacked Italian forces at the Battle of Bardia in Egypt.
Notable Births
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2025
Jeff Baena, American filmmaker (born 1977)
2025
Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1941)
2025
Niko Lekishvili, Georgian politician (born 1947)
2023
Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (born 2002)
2021
Eric Jerome Dickey, American author (born 1961)
2020
Qasem Soleimani, Iranian major general, commander of the Iranian Quds Force (born 1957)
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