January 2026
The Orthodox calendar for January 2026: each day with its feast, its saint, and its fast.
In January 2026, on the New Calendar, the Orthodox Church keeps Theophany on January 6.
- 1Circumcision of Christ and Saint Basil the Greatfast-free
St Emilia, Mother of St Basil the Great › - 2Forefeast of Theophanyfast-free
St Seraphim of Sarov › - 3Forefeast of Theophanyfast-free
St Malachi › - 4Synaxis of the Seventy Apostlesfast-free
St Apollinaria › - 5Eve of Theophanyfast
St Syncletike › - 6Theophany
- 7Synaxis of St John the Forerunnerfast
St Cedd of Essex › - 8Thursday
St Atticus of Constantinople › - 9Fridayfast
St Polyeuctus of Melitene in Armenia › - 10Saturday after Theophany
St Gregory of Nyssa › - 11Sunday after Theophany
St Vitalis the Monk › - 12Monday
St Tatiana › - 13Tuesday
St Hilary of Poitiers › - 14Leavetaking of Theophanyfast
St Nino of Georgia › - 15Thursday
St Ita of Kileedy › - 16Fridayfast
- 17Saturday
St Anthony the Great › - 18Sunday
Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria › - 19Monday
St Macarius the Great › - 20Tuesday
St Euthymius the Great › - 21Wednesdayfast
St Maximus the Confessor › - 22Thursday
St Anastasius of Persia › - 23Fridayfast
Clement and Agathangel › - 24Saturday
St Xenia of St Petersburg › - 25Sunday
St Gregory the Theologian › - 26Monday
St Ammonas of Egypt › - 27Tuesday
- 28St Ephraim the Syrianfast
St Ephrem the Syrian › - 29Thursday
St Ignatius the Godbearer › - 30Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostomfast
St Peter of Bulgaria › - 31Saturday
St Marcella of Rome ›
Questions about January 2026
What Orthodox feasts are in January 2026?
On the New Calendar, the Church keeps Theophany on January 6.
Is there an Orthodox fast in January 2026?
No fasting season falls in January 2026 on the New Calendar, but January 5, the Eve of Theophany, is a strict fast day. Wednesdays and Fridays are also kept as fast days, except in fast-free weeks and on some feast days.