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Republic Day in India

Republic Day falls on Tuesday 26 January 2027 in India. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In 2025 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.

Republic Day in India, year by year
Year Date Weekday What that means
2025 26 January Sunday on the weekend — no day off gained
2026 26 January Monday long weekend
2027 26 January Tuesday one bridge day makes it four days
2028 26 January Wednesday midweek

4 of 4

  • 26 01 Republic Day Sunday · falls on a weekend
  • 26 01 Republic Day Monday
  • 26 01 Republic Day Tuesday
  • 26 01 Republic Day Wednesday

A fixed date walking through the week

Because Republic Day keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.

FAQ

When is Republic Day in India in 2027?

Tuesday, 26 January 2027.

Is Republic Day on the same date every year?

Yes — 26 January every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.

Which years does Republic Day make a long weekend?

2026 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2027 one bridge day buys four days off.

All holidays in India: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028