Today
Tuesday April 7 2026
- Day of the year
- 97/ 365
- Week
- 152,026
- Days left
- 26827%
- Moon
- 73%Waning gibbous
Today is Tuesday, April 7, 2026. It is day 97 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 268 remain, and 27% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 15.
What's celebrated on this date
World Health Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Jean-Baptiste de La SalleFrench priest and Catholic saint (1651–1719)
- Tikhon of MoscowPatriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
- Hegesippus2nd century Christian saint and chronicler
- Hermann JosephGerman mystic
- Josaphata HordashevskaUkrainian nun (1869-1919)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Length of day
- 12h 57m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 75 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
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 73%
Moon age : 19.6 days
- Next full moon
- May 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- April 17, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Aries
until April 20, 2026 — Taurus
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
451
Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town. Wikipedia
529
First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. Wikipedia
1348
Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University. Wikipedia
1831
Pedro II becomes emperor of the Empire of Brazil. Wikipedia
1862
American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato, one of the two largest ever constructed, is sunk by United States Navy aircraft during Operation Ten-Go. Wikipedia
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1948
The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. Wikipedia
1954
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. Wikipedia
1969
The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1. Wikipedia
1994
Rwandan genocide: Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda, and soldiers kill the civilian Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 7
- 1506Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint, co-founded the Society of Jesus (died 1552)
- 1860Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (died 1951)
- 1882Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician, 23rd Chancellor of Germany (died 1934)
- 1889Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957)
- 1891Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founded the Lego Group (died 1958)
- 1893Allen Dulles, American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1969)
- 1920Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (died 2012)
- 1938Jerry Brown, American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of Californiaturns 88 years
Died on this day April 7
- 1498Charles VIII of France (born 1470)aged 28 years
- 1614El Greco, Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1541)aged 73 years
- 1651Lennart Torstensson, Swedish field marshal and engineer (born 1603)aged 48 years
- 1719Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint, founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (born 1651)aged 68 years
- 1891P. T. Barnum, American businessman and politician, co-founded The Barnum & Bailey Circus (born 1810)aged 81 years
- 1947Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (born 1863)aged 84 years
- 1994Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Rwandan chemist, academic, and politician, Prime Minister of Rwanda (born 1953)aged 41 years
- 2009Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (born 1947)aged 62 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 06:29 and sets at 19:27, giving 12h 57m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 75 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 73% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 7 to Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, Tikhon of Moscow and Hegesippus.
April 7 is World Health 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: Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town (451); First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I (529). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Francis Xavier was born on April 7, 1506; Charles VIII of France died on April 7, 1498.
262 days remain until Christmas and 269 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 7 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 27%
- of the year elapsed
- 262
- until Christmas
- 269
- until New Year
- 693
- 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