Today
Saturday April 11 2026
- Day of the year
- 101/ 365
- Week
- 152,026
- Days left
- 26428%
- Moon
- 36%Waning crescent
Today is Saturday, April 11, 2026. It is day 101 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 264 remain, and 28% 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.
- Gemma GalganiItalian saint (1878-1903)
- Antipas of Pergamum1st century Christian bishop and martyr regarded as subject of Revelation 2:13
- Stanislaus of SzczepanówPolish Catholic bishop, saint, the principal patron of Poland
- Gambrinusmythical king of Flanders and Brabant, is a symbol of beer lovers
- Barsanuphius of PalestinePalestinian hermit, church writer
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Length of day
- 13h 8m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:57
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 71 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 : 36%
Moon age : 23.6 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
491
Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Wikipedia
1241
Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. Wikipedia
1512
War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrarese forces led by Gaston de Foix and Alfonso I d'Este win the Battle of Ravenna against the Papal-Spanish forces. Wikipedia
1713
France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Utrecht, bringing an end to the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War). Britain accepts Philip V as King of Spain, while Philip renounces any claim to the French throne. Wikipedia
1814
The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. Wikipedia
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1970
Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched. Wikipedia
1979
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Wikipedia
2002
Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed. Wikipedia
2002
The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 11
- 1357John I of Portugal (died 1433)
- 1749Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, French miniaturist and portrait painter (died 1803)
- 1755James Parkinson, English surgeon, geologist, and paleontologist (died 1824)
- 1910António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (died 1996)
- 1930Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (died 1997)
- 1953Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgiumturns 73 years
- 1981Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model[citation needed]turns 45 years
- 1987Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress[citation needed]turns 39 years
Died on this day April 11
- 1034Romanos III Argyros, Byzantine emperor (born 968)aged 66 years
- 1240Llywelyn the Great, Welsh prince (born 1172)aged 67 years
- 1712Richard Simon, French priest and critic (born 1638)aged 74 years
- 1890Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (born 1862)aged 28 years
- 1977Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (born 1900)aged 77 years
- 1983Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (born 1904)aged 79 years
- 1985Enver Hoxha, Albanian educator and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Albania (born 1908)aged 77 years
- 2012Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (born 1916)aged 96 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 06:23 and sets at 19:31, giving 13h 8m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 71 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 36% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 11 to Gemma Galgani, Antipas of Pergamum and Stanislaus of Szczepanów.
No United Nations international day falls on April 11. 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: Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I (491); Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi (1241). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John I of Portugal was born on April 11, 1357; Romanos III Argyros died on April 11, 1034.
258 days remain until Christmas and 265 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 11 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 28%
- of the year elapsed
- 258
- until Christmas
- 265
- until New Year
- 689
- 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