Today
Sunday April 19 2026
- Day of the year
- 109/ 365
- Week
- 162,026
- Days left
- 25630%
- Moon
- 7%Waxing crescent
Today is Sunday, April 19, 2026. It is day 109 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 256 remain, and 30% 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.
- Leo IXHead of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054
- Olaus Petriclergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden
- ExpeditusLegendary catholic saint
- Ælfheah of CanterburyArchbishop of Canterbury and saint (c.953-1012)
- Tryphon of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Length of day
- 13h 29m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:55
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 63 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
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 7%
Moon age : 2.2 days
- Next full moon
- May 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- May 16, 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
1775
American Revolutionary War: The war begins during the Battles of Lexington and Concord with a victory of American minutemen and other militia over British forces, later referred to as the "shot heard round the world". Wikipedia
1809
An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First French Empire Corps led by Louis-Nicolas Davout at the Battle of Teugen-Hausen in Bavaria, part of a Wikipedia
1903
The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world. Wikipedia
1943
World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews. Wikipedia
1956
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco. Wikipedia
1960
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. Wikipedia
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1971
Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station. Wikipedia
1993
The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building in Waco, Texas, US, ends when a fire breaks out. Seventy-six Davidians, including 18 children under age 10, died in the fire. Wikipedia
1995
Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, US, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six. Wikipedia
2005
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day April 19
- 1603Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1685)
- 1793Ferdinand I of Austria (died 1875)
- 1932Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor (died 2023)
- 1933Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (died 1967)
- 1935Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, and pianist (died 2002)
- 1939Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (died 2026)
- 1946Tim Curry, English actor and singer
- 1968Mswati III, King (Ngwenyama) of Eswatini (Swaziland)turns 58 years
Died on this day April 19
- 1390Robert II, king of Scotland (born 1316)aged 74 years
- 1560Philip Melanchthon, German theologian and reformer (born 1497)aged 63 years
- 1689Christina, queen of Sweden (born 1626)aged 63 years
- 1881Benjamin Disraeli, English journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1804)aged 77 years
- 1906Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1859)aged 47 years
- 1967Konrad Adenauer, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (born 1876)aged 91 years
- 1998Octavio Paz, Mexican poet, philosopher, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914)aged 84 years
- 2021Walter Mondale, American politician, 42nd Vice President of the United States (born 1928)aged 93 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 06:11 and sets at 19:39, giving 13h 29m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 63 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 7% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 19 to Leo IX, Olaus Petri and Expeditus.
No United Nations international day falls on April 19. 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: American Revolutionary War: The war begins during the Battles of Lexington and Concord with a victory of American minutemen and other militia over British forces, later referred to as the "shot heard round the world" (1775); An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition (1809). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Michel Le Tellier was born on April 19, 1603; Robert II died on April 19, 1390.
250 days remain until Christmas and 257 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 19 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 30%
- of the year elapsed
- 250
- until Christmas
- 257
- until New Year
- 681
- 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