Since the ratification of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution in 1933, the inauguration of the president of the United States has taken place at noon (EST) on January 20 in the first year of a new four-year term. In those years when January 20 is a Sunday, the oath of office is administered privately on that day with a public inauguration held on Monday.
Since the 1981 inauguration of Ronald Reagan, the public ceremony has been held at the West Front of the United States Capitol facing the National Mall. Earlier ceremonies took place on a platform over the steps at the Capitol's east portico and, occasionally, inside the Old Senate Chamber on the old north side, the chamber of the House of Representatives in the south wing, and the central Rotunda under the dome.
Due to the pandemic, the 2021 inauguration is expected to have only a small crowd in attendance with virtual broadcasting to remote locations and national media outlets.