Today
Saturday April 25 2026
- Day of the year
- 115/ 365
- Week
- 172,026
- Days left
- 25032%
- Moon
- 67%Waxing gibbous
Today is Saturday, April 25, 2026. It is day 115 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 250 remain, and 32% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 17.
What's celebrated on this date
World Malaria Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Mark the Evangelistcredited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
- Giovanni Battista PiamartaItalian priest and teacher (1841-1913)
- Macedonius II of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople
- Ermin of LobbesBelgian saint
- Franca VisaltaItalian saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Length of day
- 13h 43m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 57 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 : 67%
Moon age : 8.2 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
799
After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection. Wikipedia
1644
Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. Wikipedia
1707
A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. Wikipedia
1792
Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine. Wikipedia
1846
Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War. Wikipedia
1859
British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. Wikipedia
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1945
World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day. Wikipedia
1953
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA. Wikipedia
1974
Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime. Wikipedia
2015
At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 25
- 1214Louis IX of France (died 1270)
- 1228Conrad IV of Germany (died 1254)
- 1284Edward II of England (died 1327)
- 1599Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (died 1658)
- 1874Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)
- 1900Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1996)
- 1900Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958)
- 1949Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Financeturns 77 years
Died on this day April 25
- 1077Géza I of Hungary (born 1040)aged 37 years
- 1185Emperor Antoku of Japan (born 1178)aged 7 years
- 1295Sancho IV of Castile (born 1258)aged 37 years
- 1342Pope Benedict XII (born 1285)aged 62 years
- 1595Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (born 1544)aged 51 years
- 1840Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (born 1781)aged 59 years
- 1990Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (born 1923)aged 67 years
- 2002Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (born 1971)aged 31 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 06:02 and sets at 19:46, giving 13h 43m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 57 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 67% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 25 to Mark the Evangelist, Giovanni Battista Piamarta and Macedonius II of Constantinople.
April 25 is World Malaria 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: After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection (799); Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng (1644). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Louis IX of France was born on April 25, 1214; Géza I of Hungary died on April 25, 1077.
244 days remain until Christmas and 251 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 25 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 32%
- of the year elapsed
- 244
- until Christmas
- 251
- until New Year
- 675
- 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