National Clean Your Desk Day
Multiple current observance references place Clean Your Desk/Clean Off Your Desk Day on the second Monday in January; secondary history attributes it to Anne Moeller.
Date and recurrence
Second Monday in January
This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Second Monday in January each year.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal workspace-organization observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Clean Your Desk Day, Clean Off Your Desk Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Timeanddate — Clean Off Your Desk DayObservance Reference
- Days Of The Year — National Clean Your Desk DayObservance Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is National Clean Your Desk Day?
Second Monday in January The stored recurrence guidance is: Second Monday in January each year..
Does National Clean Your Desk Day fall on the same date every year?
It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.
Is National Clean Your Desk Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal workspace-organization observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Clean Your Desk Day?
The stored designation basis is: Multiple current observance references place Clean Your Desk/Clean Off Your Desk Day on the second Monday in January; secondary history attributes it to Anne Moeller.. Supporting provenance includes Timeanddate — Clean Off Your Desk Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Clean Your Desk Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal workspace-organization observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.
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