January 20, 2021: Inauguration of Joe Biden

The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States at noon (EST) today, Wednesday, January 20, 2021, will mark the commencement of the four-year term of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president.

The inaugural ceremony took place on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington DC, and was the 59th presidential inauguration. Biden took the presidential oath of office, before which Harris took the vice presidential oath of office.

"America United" and "Our Determined Democracy: Forging a More Perfect Union"—a reference to the Preamble of the US Constitution—will serve as the inaugural themes.