Today
Wednesday August 26 2026
- Day of the year
- 238/ 365
- Week
- 352,026
- Days left
- 12765%
- Moon
- 98%Waxing gibbous
Today is Wednesday, August 26, 2026. It is day 238 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 127 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.
- John Paul Ipope of the Catholic Church in 1978
- ZephyrinusPope and Bishop of Rome from 199 to 217
- Mariam BaouardyMelkite Carmelite nun and saint (1846-1878)
- Alexander of Bergamopatron saint of Bergamo, Capriate San Gervasio, and Cervignano d'Adda
- Adrian of Nicomediasaint martyred in 306
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Length of day
- 13h 21m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 27 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 : 98%
Moon age : 13.9 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
1071
The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. Wikipedia
1278
Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia. Wikipedia
1346
Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size. Wikipedia
1444
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel. Wikipedia
1542
A year and a half after leaving Guayaquil on the Pacific coast, Francisco de Orellana finishes his overland journey across South America and reaches the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast. Wikipedia
1789
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France. Wikipedia
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1813
War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland). Wikipedia
1920
The 19th amendment to United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote, is certified. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor. Wikipedia
1978
Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day August 26
- 1728Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1777)
- 1740Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (died 1810)
- 1743Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (died 1794)
- 1819Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (died 1861)
- 1873Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube (died 1961)
- 1906Albert Sabin, Polish-American physician and virologist, developed the polio vaccine (died 1993)
- 1910Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
- 1925Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, Minister of Justice for France (died 1999)
Died on this day August 26
- 1551Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (born 1516)aged 35 years
- 1810Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (born 1753)aged 57 years
- 1850Louis Philippe I of France (born 1773)aged 77 years
- 1974Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (born 1902)aged 72 years
- 1980Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (born 1908)aged 72 years
- 1998Frederick Reines, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)aged 80 years
- 2004Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1952)aged 52 years
- 2024Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1948)aged 76 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 19:38, giving 13h 21m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 27 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 98% illuminated. The next full moon falls on August 28, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches August 26 to John Paul I, Zephyrinus and Mariam Baouardy.
No United Nations international day falls on August 26. 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 Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia (1071); Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia (1278). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Johann Heinrich Lambert was born on August 26, 1728; Margaret Leijonhufvud died on August 26, 1551.
121 days remain until Christmas and 128 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — August 26 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 65%
- of the year elapsed
- 121
- until Christmas
- 128
- until New Year
- 552
- 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