Hype for the Future 94E: List of Weekends of 2026

Introduction

The year 2026 is a very significant year in the Gregorian Calendar system, with the weekends of the year perfectly identifiable for relaxation and breaks from the nonstop hustle culture, though even the weekends are built to conform to the cultural and societal demands. Unfortunately, under capitalism the purpose of the “weekend” is quickly being eliminated out of existence, however.

Weekends

1. January 3-4
2. January 10-11
3. January 17-18
4. January 24-25
5. January 31-February 1
6. February 7-8
7. February 14-15
8. February 21-22
9. February 28-March 1
10. March 7-8
11. March 14-15
12. March 21-22
13. March 28-29
14. April 4-5
15. April 11-12
16. April 18-19
17. April 25-26
18. May 2-3
19. May 9-10
20. May 16-17
21. May 23-24
22. May 30-31
23. June 6-7
24. June 13-14
25. June 20-21
26. June 27-28
27. July 4-5
28. July 11-12
29. July 18-19
30. July 25-26
31. August 1-2
32. August 8-9
33. August 15-16
34. August 22-23
35. August 29-30
36. September 5-6
37. September 12-13
38. September 19-20
39. September 26-27
40. October 3-4
41. October 10-11
42. October 17-18
43. October 24-25
44. October 31-November 1
45. November 7-8
46. November 14-15
47. November 21-22
48. November 28-29
49. December 5-6
50. December 12-13
51. December 19-20
52. December 26-27

Holidays

The Fourth of July, Independence Day in the United States of America, is on a Saturday in the current year, 2026. However, many more of the holidays are clustered in the autumn and early in the winter, quickly approaching the beginning of a new year in every circumstance. For 2026, Labor Day in the United States is September 7, while American Thanksgiving is on November 26.

Hype for the Future 94D: Interesting Mathematical Quirks of 2026

Introduction

While the year 2026 is an even-numbered year, dividing the number of the year in two (2) yields an odd number and, more specifically, an odd prime, namely the number 1013. However, the previous year, 2025, was a perfect square with only two (2) distinct prime factors while the next year, 2027, will be a prime number by itself.

Prime Factorization

Though this year is an even-numbered year, 2026 is yielded by the numbers 2 and 1013, in the proper prime factorization. Last year, 2025, was a perfect square based on the number 45, which itself contains a perfect square within the prime factorization of the number. The number 45 is yielded by the numbers nine (9) (three squared), and five (5). As previously noted, next year, 2027, will be a prime-numbered year, thus making the year entirely indivisible.

Calendar

Since the year 2026 is not divisible by any of the numbers four (4), one hundred (100), or four hundred (400), the calendar is an identifiable common year calendar, thus spanning three-hundred-sixty-five (365) days. Like the years 2015 or 2037, the year 2026 is notable for beginning on a Thursday and ending on a Thursday exactly fifty-two weeks later.

Please keep in mind that the dates of holidays calculated astronomically, rather than mathematically, i.e. Easter, may not align perfectly with calendars of years with similar days of the week.

Weekday Reference

The months of the current year, 2026, begin on the following weekdays:

1. January: Thursday
2. February: Sunday
3. March: Sunday
4. April: Wednesday
5. May: Friday
6. June: Monday
7. July: Wednesday
8. August: Saturday
9. September: Tuesday
10. October: Thursday
11. November: Sunday
12. December: Tuesday

Since 2026 is a common year, the month of January must begin on the same day of the week as October, and the month of February must begin on the same day of the week as March and November. As always, April and July must begin on the same weekday, and September and December must as well.

Also, as a common year, the months of May, June, and August begin on distinct days of the week, clearly separate from the days of the week associated with any other month of the year. Interestingly, May uniquely never begins nor ends on the same day of the week as any other month of the year, ever.

Hype for the Future 55E: Christmas Day

At the time of writing of this post, this is Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, exactly one (1) week prior to the New Year per the Gregorian calendar. Today is a Thursday and represents the final Thursday of the year of 2025, meaning that the following Thursday is representative of January 1 (please note that in the Julian Calendar, January 1 corresponds to Gregorian January 14 and is labeled the “Old New Year” instead). The Julian Calendar, by the way, is the old calendar system prior to the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar, first in 1582 but not yet in the United States until 1752. Additional holidays associated with this time of year, even if not on this exact day, are the African-American tradition of Kwanzaa and the Jewish tradition of Hanukkah (Chanukah) associated with the Jewish Calendar.