December 1940
No. Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
49 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
50 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
51 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
52 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
1 29 30 31 1 2 3 4
  • In 1940 year New Year's Eve fell on
    fifth Tuesday of December

New Year's Eve dates in the following years:

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Dec. 2025
31
Dec. 2026
31
Dec. 2027
31
Dec. 2028
31
Dec. 2029
31
The dates the holiday is observed are marked with a dotted line (applies to federal holidays). Date calculations are based on your computer's time.

New Year's Eve 1940

Tuesday, December 31

New Year's Eve is a festive farewell to the old year and welcoming of the New Year. It is often celebrated at private parties, balls or in the main streets and squares of cities. In the USA, the largest and most popular New Year's event takes place in Time Square in New York. At midnight, the spectators can admire fireworks and traditionally since 1907, the luminous sphere, called the Big Apple, is lowered from the mast.