Today
Thursday April 16 2026
- Day of the year
- 106/ 365
- Week
- 162,026
- Days left
- 25929%
- Moon
- 1%New moon
Today is Thursday, April 16, 2026. It is day 106 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 259 remain, and 29% 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.
- Bernadette SoubirousFrench saint (1844–1879)
- Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of OrkneyEarl of Orkney from 1106 to c. 1117
- Benedict Joseph LabreFrench mendicant and saint
- Fructuosus of BragaBishop of Dumio
- Turibius of AstorgaSpanish bishop and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Length of day
- 13h 21m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:56
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 66 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
New moon
Illumination : 1%
Moon age : 28.6 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
73
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War. Wikipedia
1346
Stefan Dušan, "the Mighty", is crowned Emperor of the Serbs at Skopje, his empire occupying much of the Balkans. Wikipedia
1582
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina. Wikipedia
1746
The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. Wikipedia
1780
Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg founds the University of Münster. Wikipedia
1917
Russian Revolution: Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland. Wikipedia
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1922
The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights. Wikipedia
1947
An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people. Wikipedia
1972
Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 16
- 1646Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect (probable; (died 1708)
- 1755Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (died 1842)
- 1786John Franklin, English admiral and politician, fourth Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (died 1847)
- 1844Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1924)
- 1889Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (died 1977)
- 1918Spike Milligan, Indian-Irish actor, comedian, and writer (died 2002)
- 1922Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2014)
- 1942Sir Frank Williams, English businessman, founded the Williams F1 Racing Team (died 2021)
Died on this day April 16
- 665Fructuosus of Braga, French archbishop and saintaged 64 years
- 1198Frederick I, Duke of Austria (born 1175)aged 23 years
- 1828Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (born 1746)aged 82 years
- 1850Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (born 1761)aged 89 years
- 1859Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1805)aged 54 years
- 1879Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (born 1844)aged 35 years
- 1947Rudolf Höss, German SS officer, commandant of Auschwitz, convicted war criminal (born 1900)aged 46 years
- 1972Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)aged 73 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 06:15 and sets at 19:36, giving 13h 21m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 66 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is new, 1% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 16 to Bernadette Soubirous, Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney and Benedict Joseph Labre.
No United Nations international day falls on April 16. 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: Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War (73); Stefan Dušan, "the Mighty", is crowned Emperor of the Serbs at Skopje, his empire occupying much of the Balkans (1346). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Jules Hardouin-Mansart was born on April 16, 1646; Fructuosus of Braga died on April 16, 665.
253 days remain until Christmas and 260 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 16 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 29%
- of the year elapsed
- 253
- until Christmas
- 260
- until New Year
- 684
- 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