President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Monday marking the official beginning of his second term in office. The ceremony symbolizes the peaceful transfer of power between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration. According to the 20th Amendment the presidential term ends at noon on January 20, and the president-elect is sworn in shortly thereafter.

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is responsible for planning the inauguration events. Led by Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota, the committee oversees eight key events for Inauguration Day which include:

1. The procession to the Capitol
2. The vice president's swearing-in
3. The president's swearing-in
4. The inaugural address
5. The honorary departure of the outgoing president and vice president
6. The signing ceremony where the new president signs various documents like nominations memorandums proclamations or executive orders
7. The inaugural luncheon
8. The pass in review during which the president and vice president review military troops before leading the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House

This year's theme is Our Enduring Democracy A Constitutional Promise.

What time does Trump's inauguration begin?

The ceremony is set to begin around 11:30 a.m. ET with Trump’s swearing-in scheduled for about noon officially marking the start of his second term. Originally planned for the West Front of the U.S. Capitol the ceremony has been moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda due to expected cold temperatures in Washington D.C. on Monday.

How long will the inauguration last?

Though there is no official time limit for the ceremony similar events, such as Trump’s 2017 inauguration and Biden’s 2021 ceremony, each lasted about an hour.

Inauguration Day Schedule

The inauguration will begin with a musical prelude performed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Combined Choirs and The President's Own U.S. Marine Band. Senator Klobuchar will then issue the call to order followed by an invocation from Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan of New York and Reverend Franklin Graham.

Christopher an opera singer known as America’s Tenor will perform Oh America!

Next, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will administer the vice presidential oath of office to JD Vance a nomination made by Trump in 2018 when Justice Anthony Kennedy retired.

Country singer Carrie Underwood, joined by the Armed Forces Chorus and the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club will perform America the Beautiful.

Afterward Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the presidential oath to Trump. The Naval Academy Glee Club will perform The Battle Hymn of the Republic and Trump will deliver his inaugural address.

The ceremony will conclude with a benediction by religious leaders Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman president of Yeshiva University Imam Husham Al of the Islamic Education Center Pastor Lorenzo Sewell of 180 Church Detroit and Reverend Father Frank Mann from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. The National Anthem will be sung as the final piece of the ceremony.