Today
Wednesday April 1 2026
- Day of the year
- 91/ 365
- Week
- 142,026
- Days left
- 27425%
- Moon
- 100%Full moon
Today is Wednesday, April 1, 2026. It is day 91 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 274 remain, and 25% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 14.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- April 2World Autism Awareness Day
- April 7World Health Day
- April 12International Day of Human Space Flight
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Mary of EgyptEgyptian hermit and female Christian saint
- Melito of SardisAncient Roman Eunuch and saint
- Hugh of Châteauneufsaint, and Bishop of Grenoble from 1080 to 1132
- Lodovico PavoniItalian Roman Catholic saint and priest who administered in Brescia
- Agape, Chionia, and IreneChristian martyr saints of Thessalonica
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Length of day
- 12h 41m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:00
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 81 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Memorial Day — May 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Full moon
Illumination : 100%
Moon age : 13.6 days
- Next full moon
- April 2, 2026
- Next new moon
- April 17, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Aries
until April 20, 2026 — Taurus
Zodiac dates are an astrological convention, not the Sun's actual position among the constellations. The astronomy above is measured; this is not.
On this day in history
527
Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. Wikipedia
1572
In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic. Wikipedia
1873
The White Star steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century. Wikipedia
1924
Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail. Wikipedia
1939
Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa. Wikipedia
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1946
The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii. Wikipedia
1976
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc. Wikipedia
1979
Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah. Wikipedia
2001
Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 1
- 1220Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (died 1272)
- 1697Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (died 1763)
- 1753Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat (died 1821)
- 1776Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (died 1831)
- 1815Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (died 1898)
- 1866Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1924)
- 1933Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Algerian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureateturns 93 years
- 1940Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
Died on this day April 1
- 1085Shen Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1048)aged 37 years
- 1204Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France and England (born 1122)aged 80 years
- 1548Sigismund I, king of Poland (born 1467)aged 81 years
- 1917Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (born 1868)aged 49 years
- 1922Charles I, emperor of Austria (born 1887)aged 35 years
- 1947George II, king of Greece (born 1890)aged 57 years
- 1965Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (born 1870)aged 93 years
- 1968Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908)aged 60 years
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
The day in words
In New York the sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:21, giving 12h 41m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 81 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is full, 100% illuminated. The next full moon falls on April 2, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 1 to Mary of Egypt, Melito of Sardis and Hugh of Châteauneuf.
No United Nations international day falls on April 1. The next one on the calendar is World Autism Awareness Day, on April 2.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne (527); In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic (1572). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Emperor Go-Saga of Japan was born on April 1, 1220; Shen Zong died on April 1, 1085.
268 days remain until Christmas and 275 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 1 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 25%
- of the year elapsed
- 268
- until Christmas
- 275
- until New Year
- 699
- until the next 29 February
2026 — Common year (365 days)
Work with dates
Sources
Every block on this page names where its data comes from. Nothing here is generated when the source is silent.
- United Nations — International Days— What's celebrated today
- Wikidata (P841)— Saints and name days · CC0 1.0
- Wikipedia (en)— On this day in history · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26