Today
Monday August 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 236/ 365
- Week
- 352,026
- Days left
- 12965%
- Moon
- 88%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, August 24, 2026. It is day 236 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 129 remain, and 65% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 35.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- August 29International Day against Nuclear Tests
- August 30International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
- September 5International Day of Charity
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Bartholomew the ApostleChristian apostle and martyr
- AudoinFrankish bishop
- Joan Antidea ThouretFrench saint
- Cosmas of Aetoliasaint in the Greek Orthodox Church
- Emily de VialarFrench saint (1797–1856)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Length of day
- 13h 26m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 29 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Labor Day — September 7, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 88%
Moon age : 11.9 days
- Next full moon
- August 28, 2026
- Next new moon
- September 11, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Virgo
until September 23, 2026 — Libra
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
410
The Visigoths under King Alaric I begin to pillage Rome. Wikipedia
1215
Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid. Wikipedia
1690
Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown). Wikipedia
1814
British troops capture Washington, D.C. and set the Presidential Mansion, Capitol, Navy Yard and many other public buildings ablaze. Wikipedia
1821
The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. Wikipedia
1929
Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city. Wikipedia
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1949
The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect. Wikipedia
1991
Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
1995
Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America. Wikipedia
2006
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day August 24
- 1113Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (died 1151)
- 1393Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (died 1458)
- 1552Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (died 1614)
- 1772William I of the Netherlands (died 1840)
- 1890Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (died 1968)
- 1899Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (died 1986)
- 1945Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWEturns 81 years
- 1947Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriterturns 79 years
Died on this day August 24
- 1042Michael V Kalaphates, Byzantine emperor (born 1015)aged 27 years
- 1540Parmigianino, Italian painter and etcher (born 1503)aged 37 years
- 1542Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal (born 1483)aged 59 years
- 1572Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (born 1519)aged 53 years
- 1940Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (born 1860)aged 80 years
- 1954Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (born 1882)aged 72 years
- 1997Luigi Villoresi, Italian racing driver (born 1907)aged 88 years
- 2016Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th President of Germany (born 1919)aged 97 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 06:16 and sets at 19:41, giving 13h 26m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 29 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 88% illuminated. The next full moon falls on August 28, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches August 24 to Bartholomew the Apostle, Audoin and Joan Antidea Thouret.
No United Nations international day falls on August 24. The next one on the calendar is International Day against Nuclear Tests, on August 29.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Visigoths under King Alaric I begin to pillage Rome (410); Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid (1215). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Geoffrey Plantagenet was born on August 24, 1113; Michael V Kalaphates died on August 24, 1042.
123 days remain until Christmas and 130 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — August 24 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 65%
- of the year elapsed
- 123
- until Christmas
- 130
- until New Year
- 554
- 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