In 2025, Blue Monday falls on Monday, Jan. 20, which also happens to be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as well as Inauguration Day. But what is Blue Monday and is it based on real data?

Blue Monday was first introduced by a now-defunct U.K. television channel, Sky Travel, in 2005. Citing a specific “equation” devised to ...

Blue Monday isn’t scientifically sound Arnall’s formula looks the part: [W+(D-d)]xTQ/MxNA. Upon closer inspection, however, the variables involved are subjective and plainly unscientific.

Is Blue Monday real? The good news is that there's no real evidence supporting the idea that Blue Monday exists. People might be feeling down in January, but there's no date when these feelings hit ...

This year, Blue Monday falls on January 20. Whether your blues are fleeting or persistent, there are ways to fight back. Read on to learn more about the seasonal strategy for your sign.

The idea of Blue Monday was born in 2005 when Dr. Cliff Arnall developed a 'formula' to determine the most depressing day of the year as part of a promotion for UK travel company Sky Travel.