Today
Wednesday April 8 2026
- Day of the year
- 98/ 365
- Week
- 152,026
- Days left
- 26727%
- Moon
- 65%Waning gibbous
Today is Wednesday, April 8, 2026. It is day 98 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 267 remain, and 27% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 15.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- April 12International Day of Human Space Flight
- April 22International Mother Earth Day
- April 23World Book and Copyright Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Pope Dionysius of AlexandriaHead of the Church in Alexandria from 248 to 264
- Constance of SicilyQueen of Aragon and titular Queen of Sicily
- Agabusprophet
- Julie BilliartFrench religious leader
- Herodion of Patrasbishop and saint
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Length of day
- 13h 0m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 74 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 : 65%
Moon age : 20.6 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
217
Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. Wikipedia
1139
Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy. Wikipedia
1271
Fall of Krak des Chevaliers: In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers. Wikipedia
1812
Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki. Wikipedia
1820
The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos. Wikipedia
1866
Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire. Wikipedia
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1904
The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. Wikipedia
2010
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty. Wikipedia
2014
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported. Wikipedia
2024
Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 8
- 1892Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (died 1970)
- 1892Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (died 1979)
- 1911Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
- 1918Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011)
- 1919Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007)
- 1934Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007)
- 1938Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018)
- 1947Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Tradeturns 79 years
Died on this day April 8
- 217Caracalla, Roman emperor (born 188)aged 29 years
- 622Shōtoku, Japanese prince (born 572)aged 48 years
- 1143John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1087)aged 55 years
- 1931Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)aged 67 years
- 1936Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876)aged 60 years
- 1984Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1894)aged 90 years
- 1992Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907)aged 85 years
- 2013Margaret Thatcher, English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1925)aged 88 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 06:28 and sets at 19:28, giving 13h 0m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 74 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 65% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 8 to Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, Constance of Sicily and Agabus.
No United Nations international day falls on April 8. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Human Space Flight, on April 12.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus (217); Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy (1139). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Richard Neutra was born on April 8, 1892; Caracalla died on April 8, 217.
261 days remain until Christmas and 268 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 8 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 27%
- of the year elapsed
- 261
- until Christmas
- 268
- until New Year
- 692
- 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