Today
Thursday April 9 2026
- Day of the year
- 99/ 365
- Week
- 152,026
- Days left
- 26627%
- Moon
- 55%Waning gibbous
Today is Thursday, April 9, 2026. It is day 99 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 266 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.
- Demetrius of ThessalonikiChristian martyr (died 306)
- Henry II the PiousGrand Duke of Silesia (1192-1241), High Duke of Poland
- Pope Maximus of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria from 264 to 282
- Hugh of RouenFrench abbot, bishop and saint (690–730)
- Acacius of Amidabishop
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Length of day
- 13h 3m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 73 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 : 55%
Moon age : 21.6 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
193
The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. Wikipedia
1241
Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies. Wikipedia
1454
The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years. Wikipedia
1609
Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce. Wikipedia
1682
Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana. Wikipedia
1865
American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war. Wikipedia
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1917
World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Wikipedia
1948
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia. Wikipedia
1991
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day April 9
- 1498Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (died 1550)
- 1770Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist and academic (died 1831)
- 1802Elias Lönnrot, Finnish physician and philologist (died 1884)
- 1806Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (died 1859)
- 1821Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (died 1867)
- 1872Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1950)
- 1918Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (died 2008)
- 1926Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (died 2017)
Died on this day April 9
- 491Zeno, emperor of the Byzantine Empire (born 425)aged 66 years
- 1024Benedict VIII, pope of the Catholic Church (born 980)aged 44 years
- 1483Edward IV, king of England (born 1442)aged 41 years
- 1484Edward of Middleheim, prince of Wales (born 1473)aged 11 years
- 1626Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1561)aged 65 years
- 1804Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (born 1732)aged 72 years
- 1959Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (born 1867)aged 92 years
- 2021Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (born 1921)aged 100 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 06:26 and sets at 19:29, giving 13h 3m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 73 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 55% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 9 to Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Henry II the Pious and Pope Maximus of Alexandria.
No United Nations international day falls on April 9. 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: The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum (193); Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies (1241). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Jean was born on April 9, 1498; Zeno died on April 9, 491.
260 days remain until Christmas and 267 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 9 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 27%
- of the year elapsed
- 260
- until Christmas
- 267
- until New Year
- 691
- 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