Today
Thursday April 23 2026
- Day of the year
- 113/ 365
- Week
- 172,026
- Days left
- 25231%
- Moon
- 45%Waxing crescent
Today is Thursday, April 23, 2026. It is day 113 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 252 remain, and 31% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 17.
What's celebrated on this date
World Book and Copyright Day
WorldwideUNESCO — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Saint GeorgeChristian saint and martyr (died 303)
- Adalbert of PragueBohemian missionary and saint (c.956–997)
- Jón ÖgmundssonIcelandic bishop
- Maria Gabriella SaghedduItalian Roman Catholic nun and blessed (1914-1939)
- Solomon I of ImeretiKing of Imereti
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Length of day
- 13h 39m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 59 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 : 45%
Moon age : 6.2 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
-215
A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. Wikipedia
1014
Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle. Wikipedia
1348
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day. Wikipedia
1516
The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria. Wikipedia
1521
Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros. Wikipedia
1661
King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey. Wikipedia
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1918
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. Wikipedia
1920
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution. Wikipedia
1967
Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1), a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, is launched into orbit. Wikipedia
2005
The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 23
- 1185Afonso II of Portugal (died 1223)
- 1464Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1505)
- 1791James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States (died 1868)
- 1857Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (died 1919)
- 1858Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
- 1902Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
- 1941Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finlandturns 85 years
- 1968Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (died 2001)
Died on this day April 23
- 997Adalbert of Prague, Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (born 956)aged 41 years
- 1014Brian Boru, Irish king (born 941)aged 73 years
- 1016Æthelred the Unready, English son of Edgar the Peaceful (born 968)aged 48 years
- 1616William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (born 1564)aged 52 years
- 1850William Wordsworth, English poet and author (born 1770)aged 80 years
- 1951Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1865)aged 86 years
- 1998James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (born 1928)aged 70 years
- 2007Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (born 1931)aged 76 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 06:05 and sets at 19:44, giving 13h 39m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 59 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 45% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 23 to Saint George, Adalbert of Prague and Jón Ögmundsson.
April 23 is World Book and Copyright Day, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene (-215); Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle (1014). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Afonso II of Portugal was born on April 23, 1185; Adalbert of Prague died on April 23, 997.
246 days remain until Christmas and 253 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 23 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 31%
- of the year elapsed
- 246
- until Christmas
- 253
- until New Year
- 677
- 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