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on January 1st vs at January 1st

The correct phrase is 'on January 1st.' 'On' is the correct preposition to use before dates like January 1st. 'At' is not typically used in this context.
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on January 1st

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'on January 1st' to refer to a specific date like January 1st.

Examples:

  • The concert is on January 1st.
  • I have an appointment on January 1st.
  • We will meet on January 1st.
  • The event is scheduled on January 1st.
  • The deadline is on January 1st.
  • Jun 8, 2020 ... If your birthday occurs on January 1st, your most recent birthday can never be last year, since January 1st is the first day of the year.
  • Jan 1, 2024 ... New Laws Going Into Effect On January 1st. SACRAMENTO – In partnership with the Legislature, Governor Gavin Newsom this year signed landmark ...
  • Dec 18, 2022 ... Do we still get 20 hours of UPT on January 1st? Or did they change that. Question. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes ...
  • Apr 15, 2023 ... Uncover the fascinating history behind the Haitian tradition of eating soup joumou on January 1st in this insightful blog post by Charisma ...
  • Jan 1, 2023 ... Having a birthday on January 1st is helpful, as it makes it easy to reminisce on the last year of my life. Lots happened in my 26th year.
  • Jan 15, 2020 ... As the clock struck 12:00 am on January 1st, my thoughts turned once again to what would God have me do in this new year.
  • Dec 22, 2022 ... 11K likes, 127 comments - lbardugo on December 22, 2022: "What are you doing on January 1st? I really loathe the culture that surrounds the ...
  • Dec 18, 2023 ... ... On January 1st 2024 will this filter identify its 2024 and exclude today hence providing no data or is the 'excluding today' clause actually ...
  • Dec 30, 2020 ... On January 1st, I took a photo of myself every single day. Today I finished. ⭐️ Be resilient ⭐️ Don't stop ⭐️ Never cut corners | 225 comments ...
  • Feb 22, 2020 ... ... on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 is no longer maintained. A future version of pip will drop support for Python ...

at January 1st

This phrase is not correct in English. 'At' is not used before specific dates like January 1st.

  • Oct 24, 2010 ... 'At January 1st' doesn't provide a sense of a 'snap shot' - it doesn't make sense at all. Stick with 'on'. panjandrum. Senior ...
  • Jan 2, 2024 ... My Candle Collection as at January 1st 2024. Collection. I've started ...
  • Jul 23, 2023 ... PTO always resets at January 1st. You don't get PTO on your hire date anniversary. You get maximum of 48hrs. Maximum of 10hrs drop on January 1st.
  • Jul 4, 2022 ... established its operation at January 1st, 2014. A) Enter all necessery Journal Entries that occured during the year. B) Then prepare the ...
  • Re: Calculate age as at January 1st !!! hello the age function takes both arguments, date of birth and as of date. can you use that to calculate? for ...
  • Sep 10, 2015 ... I'm writing a daily reader. Meaning there is a daily entry with each page having the date in the header starting at January 1st and ending with Dec 31st.
  • Dec 25, 2023 ... 35K likes, 41 comments - luisagiuliet on December 25, 2023: "My hourglass workout program launches at January 1st!
  • Dec 29, 2019 ... It's once again time for a retrospective of the last year, and what a year it was! While I'm not one to look at January 1st as a hard ...
  • Feb 25, 2016 ... Find an answer to your question what is the 100th day of the calendar year (start at January 1st)

Alternatives:

  • on January 1st
  • on the 1st of January
  • on January 1
  • on New Year's Day
  • on the first of January

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