Today
Tuesday August 25 2026
- Day of the year
- 237/ 365
- Week
- 352,026
- Days left
- 12865%
- Moon
- 94%Waxing gibbous
Today is Tuesday, August 25, 2026. It is day 237 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 128 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.
- Louis IX of FranceKing of France from 1226 to 1270 (1214–1270)
- Bartholomew the ApostleChristian apostle and martyr
- Thomas à KempisGerman canon regular
- Joseph CalasanzSpanish writer and saint
- Menas of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constatinople
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Length of day
- 13h 23m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 28 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 : 94%
Moon age : 12.9 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
1270
Philip III, although suffering from dysentery, becomes King of France following the death of his father Louis IX, during the Eighth Crusade. His uncle, Charles I of Naples, is forced to begin peace negotiations with Muhammad I al-Mustansir, Hafsid Sultan of Tunis. Wikipedia
1580
War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union. Wikipedia
1609
Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. Wikipedia
1830
The Belgian Revolution begins. Wikipedia
1920
Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force. Wikipedia
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1944
World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies. Wikipedia
1989
Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999. Wikipedia
1991
Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
2012
Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day August 25
- 1530Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler (died 1584)
- 1707Louis I of Spain (died 1724)
- 1841Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917)
- 1845Ludwig II of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (died 1886)
- 1900Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
- 1918Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1990)
- 1930Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer (died 2020)
- 1949Gene Simmons, Israeli-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actorturns 77 years
Died on this day August 25
- 1270Louis IX of France (born 1214)aged 55 years
- 1482Margaret of Anjou wife of Henry VI and Queen Consort of England and disputed Queen Consort of France (born 1429)aged 52 years
- 1776David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1711)aged 65 years
- 1822William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (born 1738)aged 84 years
- 1867Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (born 1791)aged 76 years
- 1900Friedrich Nietzsche, German philologist, philosopher, and critic (born 1844)aged 56 years
- 1984Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1924)aged 60 years
- 2000Carl Barks, American author and illustrator (born 1901)aged 99 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 06:17 and sets at 19:40, giving 13h 23m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 28 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 94% illuminated. The next full moon falls on August 28, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches August 25 to Louis IX of France, Bartholomew the Apostle and Thomas à Kempis.
No United Nations international day falls on August 25. 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: Philip III, although suffering from dysentery, becomes King of France following the death of his father Louis IX, during the Eighth Crusade (1270); War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union (1580). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Ivan the Terrible was born on August 25, 1530; Louis IX of France died on August 25, 1270.
122 days remain until Christmas and 129 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — August 25 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 65%
- of the year elapsed
- 122
- until Christmas
- 129
- until New Year
- 553
- 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