Today
Friday April 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 114/ 365
- Week
- 172,026
- Days left
- 25131%
- Moon
- 56%Waxing gibbous
Today is Friday, April 24, 2026. It is day 114 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 251 remain, and 31% 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 25World Malaria Day
- April 28World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- April 30International Jazz Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Peter of Saint Joseph BetancurSpanish missionary and saint (1626-1667)
- Mary of Clopasone of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus
- Elisabeth HesselbladSwedish religious foundress (1870–1957)
- MellitusArchbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of London
- Fidelis of SigmaringenCapuchin friar
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Length of day
- 13h 41m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 58 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 gibbous
Illumination : 56%
Moon age : 7.2 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
1547
Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League. Wikipedia
1558
Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre-Dame de Paris. Wikipedia
1915
The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide. Wikipedia
1916
Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic. Wikipedia
1955
The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. Wikipedia
1967
Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission. Wikipedia
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1970
China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Wikipedia
1990
STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery. Wikipedia
2005
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. Wikipedia
2013
A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,134 people and injuring about 2,500 others. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 24
- 1533William I of Orange, founding father of the Netherlands (died 1584)
- 1581Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (died 1660)
- 1845Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1924)
- 1856Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (died 1951)
- 1876Erich Raeder, German admiral (died 1960)
- 1908Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (died 1963)
- 1914William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1977)
- 1930José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 31st President of Brazilturns 96 years
Died on this day April 24
- 624Mellitus, saint and archbishop of Canterburyaged 24 years
- 1617Concino Concini, Italian-French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1575)aged 48 years
- 1960Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)aged 81 years
- 1967Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and cosmonaut (born 1927)aged 40 years
- 1974Bud Abbott, American comedian and producer (born 1897)aged 77 years
- 1986Wallis Simpson, American socialite, Duchess of Windsor, wife of the former King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, Duke of Windsor (born 1896)aged 90 years
- 1993Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and activist (born 1917)aged 76 years
- 2005Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (born 1924)aged 81 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 06:04 and sets at 19:45, giving 13h 41m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 58 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 56% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 24 to Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Mary of Clopas and Elisabeth Hesselblad.
No United Nations international day falls on April 24. The next one on the calendar is World Malaria Day, on April 25.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League (1547); Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre-Dame de Paris (1558). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
William I of Orange was born on April 24, 1533; Mellitus died on April 24, 624.
245 days remain until Christmas and 252 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 24 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 31%
- of the year elapsed
- 245
- until Christmas
- 252
- until New Year
- 676
- 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