Holiday coordinates · 5 fixed dates
US Federal Holiday Birth Cards
Each page uses the calendar month and day named in 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a). The birth card is that month and day. The year is unused. Weekend observed days are not used.
Fixed dates only
5 U.S.C. § 6103(a) lists eleven legal public holidays. This hub maps the five that name a month and a day: New Year’s Day (January 1), Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), and Christmas Day (December 25).
Floating holidays are not mapped
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Thanksgiving Day are Monday or Thursday observances. They have no single month-and-day coordinate, so they are omitted. Inauguration Day is § 6103(c) only and is also omitted.
Observed shifts are ignored
When a fixed holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, § 6103(b) and OPM calendars move the paid day for most Monday–Friday employees. This set still maps the statutory calendar day. Example from the OPM calendar: Independence Day 2026 is observed Friday, July 3; the coordinate here remains July 4.
The five fixed holidays
| Holiday | Statutory date | Birth card |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 | King of Spades |
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | June 19 | Jack of Clubs |
| Independence Day | July 4 | Jack of Diamonds |
| Veterans Day | November 11 | 9 of Clubs |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | 6 of Hearts |
FAQ
- Which federal holidays have a birth card here?
- The five § 6103(a) holidays that name a month and day: New Year’s Day (January 1), Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), and Christmas Day (December 25).
- Why are Memorial Day and Thanksgiving missing?
- They are floating observances (last Monday in May; fourth Thursday in November). This set does not invent a calendar day for them.
- If July 4 is a Saturday, is the card July 3?
- No. OPM may treat the preceding Friday as the paid holiday. The coordinate stays July 4, the date named in the statute.
- Is this a reading of the holiday?
- No. The card is a calendar coordinate for the documented date. The $9 Deep Dive is a written report for a birthday you enter.
Read your own date
Sources: 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a) (Cornell LII). OPM Federal Holidays calendars only (opm.gov) — observed Friday/Monday shifts are not used as mapping dates.