Today
Tuesday April 21 2026
- Day of the year
- 111/ 365
- Week
- 172,026
- Days left
- 25430%
- Moon
- 23%Waxing crescent
Today is Tuesday, April 21, 2026. It is day 111 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 254 remain, and 30% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 17.
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.
- Anselm of Canterbury11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian
- Giuseppe MoscatiItalian biochemist and saint (1880–1927)
- Anastasius Sinaitaabbot and theologian (died after 700)
- Conrad of ParzhamGerman Franciscan lay brother (1814–1894)
- BeunoWelsh abbot and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Length of day
- 13h 34m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:55
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 61 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 : 23%
Moon age : 4.2 days
- Next full moon
- May 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- May 16, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Taurus
until May 21, 2026 — Gemini
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
-753
Romulus founds Rome (traditional date). Wikipedia
-43
Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after. Wikipedia
1509
Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII. Wikipedia
1792
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered. Wikipedia
1809
Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl. Wikipedia
1836
Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Wikipedia
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1918
World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France. Wikipedia
1960
Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro. Wikipedia
1967
A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years. Wikipedia
2019
Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 21
- 1555Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (died 1619)
- 1816Charlotte Brontë, English novelist and poet (died 1855)
- 1864Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (died 1920)
- 1912Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (died 1982)
- 1915Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor (died 2001)
- 1926Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms (died 2022)
- 1935Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (died 2021)
- 1947Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actorturns 79 years
Died on this day April 21
- 1073Pope Alexander IIaged 63 years
- 1109Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (born 1033)aged 76 years
- 1142Peter Abelard, French philosopher and theologian (born 1079)aged 63 years
- 1509Henry VII of England (born 1457)aged 52 years
- 1965Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)aged 73 years
- 1971François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (born 1907)aged 64 years
- 1985Tancredo Neves, Brazilian banker and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)aged 75 years
- 2010Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1920)aged 90 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 06:08 and sets at 19:41, giving 13h 34m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 61 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 23% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 21 to Anselm of Canterbury, Giuseppe Moscati and Anastasius Sinaita.
No United Nations international day falls on April 21. 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: Romulus founds Rome (traditional date) (-753); Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed (-43). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Ludovico Carracci was born on April 21, 1555; Pope Alexander II died on April 21, 1073.
248 days remain until Christmas and 255 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 21 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 30%
- of the year elapsed
- 248
- until Christmas
- 255
- until New Year
- 679
- 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