Today
Tuesday April 14 2026
- Day of the year
- 104/ 365
- Week
- 162,026
- Days left
- 26128%
- Moon
- 10%Waning crescent
Today is Tuesday, April 14, 2026. It is day 104 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 261 remain, and 28% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 16.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- April 22International Mother Earth Day
- April 23World Book and Copyright Day
- April 25World Malaria Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- LidwinaDutch Catholic saint
- Bénézet of AvignonFrench saint
- Zenas the Lawyerone of the Seventy Disciples
- Bernard of ThironFrench saint
- Lucien Botovasoamadagascan member of the Third order of Saint Francis
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Length of day
- 13h 16m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:56
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 68 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 : 10%
Moon age : 26.6 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
-43
Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. Wikipedia
69
Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome. Wikipedia
1205
Combined Bulgarian and Cuman army under Kalojan ambushes and defeats forces of the Latin Empire of Constantinople in the Battle of Adrianople. Wikipedia
1912
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink. Wikipedia
1931
The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic. Wikipedia
1958
The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours. Wikipedia
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1981
STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight. Wikipedia
2003
The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. Wikipedia
2014
Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility. Wikipedia
2023
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day April 14
- 1527Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (died 1598)
- 1578Philip III of Spain (died 1621)
- 1629Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (died 1695)
- 1891B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist, jurist, and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Law and Justice (died 1956)
- 1904John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (died 2000)
- 1907François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (died 1971)
- 1912Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (died 1994)
- 1925Rod Steiger, American soldier and actor (died 2002)
Died on this day April 14
- 1759George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (born 1685)aged 74 years
- 1917L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created Esperanto (born 1859)aged 58 years
- 1935Emmy Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1882)aged 53 years
- 1986Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist and philosopher (born 1908)aged 78 years
- 2010Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1962)aged 48 years
- 2012Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (born 1986)aged 26 years
- 2015Percy Sledge, American singer (born 1940)aged 74 years
- 2021Bernie Madoff, American mastermind of the world's largest Ponzi scheme (born 1938)aged 83 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 06:18 and sets at 19:34, giving 13h 16m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 68 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 10% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 14 to Lidwina, Bénézet of Avignon and Zenas the Lawyer.
No United Nations international day falls on April 14. The next one on the calendar is International Mother Earth Day, on April 22.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum (-43); Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome (69). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Abraham Ortelius was born on April 14, 1527; George Frideric Handel died on April 14, 1759.
255 days remain until Christmas and 262 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 14 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 28%
- of the year elapsed
- 255
- until Christmas
- 262
- until New Year
- 686
- 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