2026 Working Days Calendar for Pohnpei, Micronesia
Legal Regulations
The listed days are United States federal holidays as per the U.S. Code. Federal law establishes these holidays for federal employees and institutions. Private sector observance is not federally mandated but is widely adopted. There is no federal law requiring private employers to provide paid or unpaid time off on these holidays.
In the Federated States of Micronesia, national public holidays are established under Section 601 of Title 1 of the FSM Code. The observance rule for weekend holidays is codified in Section 602, specifying that Saturday holidays are observed on the preceding Friday and Sunday holidays on the following Monday. For the United States, federal holidays are established by law, but private employers are not required to provide paid time off, though many do.
News
No specific news about changes to U.S. federal holidays or working time regulations for 2026 was found in the provided sources. The holiday list for 2026 appears consistent with established patterns. Sources mention unrelated news about Daylight Saving Time in Europe and a Moon Guide for March 2026.
A news item mentions a potential change in US time regulations, referring to a new bill that could create a year-round compromise time zone, described as 'Permanent Half-Daylight Saving Time'. No other specific news regarding new holidays or work time regulation changes for 2026 was found in the provided sources.
Insights
Strategic vacation planning is common, with articles suggesting the best days to take off to combine with holidays for longer breaks. The day before Independence Day is sometimes observed as a day off when the holiday falls on a Saturday. There is no widespread culture of official 'bridge days' or partial workdays before major holidays.
Strategic vacation planning around holidays to create long weekends is a common practice, as promoted by articles suggesting the best days to take off. In Micronesia, individual states (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae) may observe additional regional holidays not listed as national. The culture often involves combining a single day off with a holiday to create an extended break.
2026 Working days summary for Pohnpei, Micronesia
Pohnpei, Micronesia has 250 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 100 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 15 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
250
Working Days
100
Weekend Days
15
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 21 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| April | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| May | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| July | 23 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| September | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| October | 21 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| November | 16 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 250 | 100 | 15 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Pohnpei, Micronesia
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in January 2026.
February 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 International Women's Day in Pohnpei International Women's Day in Pohnpei |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 Micronesia Culture Day Micronesia Culture Day |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Constitution Day Constitution Day |
11 Constitution Day (observed) Constitution Day (observed) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
21 working days, 10 weekend days in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 Pohnpei Liberation Day Pohnpei Liberation Day | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 United Nations Day (observed) United Nations Day (observed) | 24 United Nations Day United Nations Day | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 Independence Day Independence Day | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Pohnpei Constitution Day Pohnpei Constitution Day |
9 Pohnpei Constitution Day (observed) Pohnpei Constitution Day (observed) | 10 | 11 Veterans of Foreign Wars Day Veterans of Foreign Wars Day | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 Presidents Day Presidents Day | 24 | 25 | 26 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 |
16 working days, 8 weekend days, and 6 holidays in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.
Changelog
| 2026-05-05 11:49:41 | The holiday set for 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and new celebrations, resulting in an increased number of holidays. |