How many days until December 31?
There are 131 days until December 31, 2026, which lands on a Thursday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to December 31
December 31 birthday facts
Born on December 31? That makes you a Capricorn — disciplined, ambitious and quietly funny. Your birthstone is the turquoise, your birth flower is the narcissus, and your half-birthday lands on June 30 — worth celebrating too. See everything about being born in December, get the full picture with the birthday personality tool, or work out your exact age with the age calculator.
Famous birthdays on December 31
Anyone celebrating a December 31 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Anthony Hopkins (1937) — Oscar-winning actor
- Henri Matisse (1869) — modern art master
- Donna Summer (1948) — Queen of Disco
- Val Kilmer (1959) — Top Gun star
December 31 is also New Year's Eve, so a birthday on this date shares the calendar with a celebration the whole world already knows.
What makes a December 31 birthday special
December 31 is the 365th day of the year, which means a December 31 birthday arrives with 0 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 10th day of Capricorn season — disciplined, ambitious and quietly funny. December 25 is among the rarest birthdays in the U.S. — while late December babies are famously overrepresented among pro athletes thanks to school-year age cutoffs.
What day of the week is December 31?
| Year | December 31 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | Friday |
| 2028 | Sunday |
| 2029 | Monday |
| 2030 | Tuesday |
Quick answers
- How many days until December 31?
- There are 131 days until December 31, 2026. It falls on a Thursday.
- What zodiac sign is December 31?
- People born on December 31 are Capricorn — typically disciplined, ambitious and quietly funny.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for December 31?
- The December birthstone is Turquoise and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
- Which famous people were born on December 31?
- Famous December 31 birthdays include Anthony Hopkins, Henri Matisse, Donna Summer, Val Kilmer.