Today
Monday April 27 2026
- Day of the year
- 117/ 365
- Week
- 182,026
- Days left
- 24832%
- Moon
- 84%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, April 27, 2026. It is day 117 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 248 remain, and 32% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 18.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- April 28World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- April 30International Jazz Day
- May 3World Press Freedom Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Christina RossettiEnglish poet (1830–1894)
- Peter CanisiusDutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint
- Simeon of Jerusalemhuman biblical figure in Acts 13:1, early bishop of Jerusalem
- St. ZitaItalian servant and Catholic saint from Lucca, patron of domestic workers (lived c.1212-1272)
- Our Lady of Montserratmarian advocation venerated in the monastery of Montserrat
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Length of day
- 13h 48m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 55 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 : 84%
Moon age : 10.2 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
395
Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity. Wikipedia
711
Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus). Wikipedia
1296
First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar. Wikipedia
1521
Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapulapu. Wikipedia
1909
Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: German troops enter Athens. Wikipedia
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1967
Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day. Wikipedia
1992
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed. Wikipedia
2005
Airbus A380 aircraft has its maiden test flight. Wikipedia
2006
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 27
- 1748Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar (died 1833)
- 1759Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (died 1797)
- 1791Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (died 1872)
- 1822Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (died 1885)
- 1910Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China (died 1988)
- 1939Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinalturns 87 years
- 1951Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2025)
- 1952Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politicianturns 74 years
Died on this day April 27
- 630Ardashir III of Persia (born 621)aged 9 years
- 1404Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (born 1342)aged 62 years
- 1521Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (born 1480)aged 41 years
- 1605Pope Leo XI (born 1535)aged 70 years
- 1702Jean Bart, French admiral (born 1651)aged 52 years
- 1882Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (born 1803)aged 79 years
- 1937Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (born 1891)aged 46 years
- 1972Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (born 1909)aged 63 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 05:59 and sets at 19:48, giving 13h 48m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 55 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 84% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 27 to Christina Rossetti, Peter Canisius and Simeon of Jerusalem.
No United Nations international day falls on April 27. The next one on the calendar is World Day for Safety and Health at Work, on April 28.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto (395); Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus) (711). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Adamantios Korais was born on April 27, 1748; Ardashir III of Persia died on April 27, 630.
242 days remain until Christmas and 249 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 27 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 32%
- of the year elapsed
- 242
- until Christmas
- 249
- until New Year
- 673
- 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