Today
Tuesday April 28 2026
- Day of the year
- 118/ 365
- Week
- 182,026
- Days left
- 24732%
- Moon
- 91%Waxing gibbous
Today is Tuesday, April 28, 2026. It is day 118 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 247 remain, and 32% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 18.
What's celebrated on this date
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
WorldwideInternational Labour Organization
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Louis de MontfortFrench Catholic saint, priest, and confessor
- Gianna Beretta MollaItalian saint (1922-1962)
- Cyril of TurawBelarusian and Ukrainian saint
- Peter ChanelCatholic priest, missionary, and martyr (1803-1841)
- Vitalis of Milanearly Christian martyr and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Length of day
- 13h 51m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 54 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 : 91%
Moon age : 11.2 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
224
The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V, effectively ending the Parthian Empire. Wikipedia
1192
Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin. Wikipedia
1253
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. Wikipedia
1789
The Mutiny on the Bounty occurs, with the ship's captain, Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors, set adrift, and the rebel crew setting sail for Tahiti. Eventually the majority of rebels sail for Pitcairn Island. Wikipedia
1796
The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast. Wikipedia
1945
Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement. Wikipedia
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1947
Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. Wikipedia
1965
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate US Army troops. Wikipedia
1969
Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. Wikipedia
1988
Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 28
- 1442Edward IV, king of England (died 1483)
- 1545Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander (died 1598)
- 1758James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (died 1831)
- 1765Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (died 1834)
- 1838Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1913)
- 1889António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1970)
- 1916Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (died 1993)
- 1937Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (died 2006)
Died on this day April 28
- 1716Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (born 1673)aged 43 years
- 1936Fuad I of Egypt (born 1868)aged 67 years
- 1945Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist, fascist dictator and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883)aged 62 years
- 1977Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (born 1897)aged 80 years
- 1992Francis Bacon, Irish painter (born 1909)aged 83 years
- 1999Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)aged 77 years
- 1999Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (born 1920)aged 79 years
- 2012Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (born 1919)aged 93 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 05:58 and sets at 19:49, giving 13h 51m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 54 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 91% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 28 to Louis de Montfort, Gianna Beretta Molla and Cyril of Turaw.
April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work, 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: The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V, effectively ending the Parthian Empire (224); Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election (1192). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Edward IV was born on April 28, 1442; Louis de Montfort died on April 28, 1716.
241 days remain until Christmas and 248 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 28 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 32%
- of the year elapsed
- 241
- until Christmas
- 248
- until New Year
- 672
- 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