Today
Friday April 10 2026
- Day of the year
- 100/ 365
- Week
- 152,026
- Days left
- 26527%
- Moon
- 46%Waning crescent
Today is Friday, April 10, 2026. It is day 100 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 265 remain, and 27% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 15.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- April 12International Day of Human Space Flight
- April 22International Mother Earth Day
- April 23World Book and Copyright Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Fulbert of ChartresFrench Christian bishop, (960-1028 CE)
- Patriarch Grigorios V of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- Magdalene of CanossaItalian Religious Sister and foundress
- Alexandra of Rome4th-century martyr and saint
- Michael de SanctisSpanish saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Length of day
- 13h 5m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:57
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 72 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
Waning crescent
Illumination : 46%
Moon age : 22.6 days
- Next full moon
- May 1, 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
1500
Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French. Wikipedia
1606
The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. Wikipedia
1710
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. Wikipedia
1741
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. Wikipedia
1912
RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage. Wikipedia
1919
Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos. Wikipedia
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1941
World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia. Wikipedia
1970
Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. Wikipedia
1998
The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland. Wikipedia
2010
Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 10
- 1512James V, king of Scotland (died 1542)
- 1583Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (died 1645)
- 1755Samuel Hahnemann, German-French medical doctor and academic (died 1843)
- 1827Lew Wallace, American general, lawyer, author and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (died 1905)
- 1829William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (died 1912)
- 1847Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (died 1911)
- 1887Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
- 1963Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederationturns 63 years
Died on this day April 10
- 1533Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (born 1471)aged 62 years
- 1585Gregory XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1502)aged 83 years
- 1786John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1723)aged 63 years
- 1813Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (born 1736)aged 77 years
- 1919Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (born 1879)aged 40 years
- 1931Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (born 1883)aged 48 years
- 2010Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included:aged 61 years
- 2013Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)aged 88 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 06:25 and sets at 19:30, giving 13h 5m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 72 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 46% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 10 to Fulbert of Chartres, Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople and Magdalene of Canossa.
No United Nations international day falls on April 10. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Human Space Flight, on April 12.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French (1500); The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America (1606). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
James V was born on April 10, 1512; Frederick I died on April 10, 1533.
259 days remain until Christmas and 266 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 10 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 27%
- of the year elapsed
- 259
- until Christmas
- 266
- until New Year
- 690
- 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