Today
Thursday December 10 2026
- Day of the year
- 344/ 365
- Week
- 502,026
- Days left
- 2194%
- Moon
- 2%Waxing crescent
Today is Thursday, December 10, 2026. It is day 344 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 21 remain, and 94% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 50.
What's celebrated on this date
Human Rights Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Miltiadespope
- Eulalia of Méridaearly 4th-century Spanish saint
- Pontifical basilica of the Holy House of LoretoCatholic place of pilgrimage in Loreto, Italy
- Philoxenus of MabbugAssyrian writer and theologian (died 523)
- Arsenio from TrigoloRoman Catholic priest (1849–1909)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Length of day
- 9h 19m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:49
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 11 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Christmas Day — December 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 2%
Moon age : 1.7 days
- Next full moon
- December 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- January 7, 2027
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Sagittarius
until December 22, 2026 — Capricorn
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
1508
The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice. Wikipedia
1520
Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate. Wikipedia
1817
Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state. Wikipedia
1898
Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict. Spain cedes administration of Cuba to the United States, and the United States agrees to pay Spain $20 million for the Philippines. Wikipedia
1901
The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Wikipedia
1932
Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy. Wikipedia
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1936
Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near British Malaya. Wikipedia
1948
The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations. Wikipedia
1949
Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day December 10
- 1751George Shaw, English botanist and zoologist (died 1813)
- 1815Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (died 1852)
- 1822César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (died 1890)
- 1830Emily Dickinson, American poet (died 1886)
- 1851Melvil Dewey, American librarian, created the Dewey Decimal System (died 1931)
- 1870Pierre Louÿs, Belgian-French author and poet (died 1925)
- 1908Olivier Messiaen, French composer and ornithologist (died 1992)
- 1913Morton Gould, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1996)
Died on this day December 10
- 1041Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Byzantine emperor (born 1010)aged 31 years
- 1508René II, Duke of Lorraine (born 1451)aged 57 years
- 1736António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese soldier and politician (born 1663)aged 73 years
- 1896Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented Dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (born 1833)aged 63 years
- 1917Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1823)aged 94 years
- 1936Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)aged 69 years
- 1999Franjo Tuđman, Croatian general and politician, 1st President of Croatia (born 1922)aged 77 years
- 2006Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and dictator, 30th President of Chile (born 1915)aged 91 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 07:09 and sets at 16:29, giving 9h 19m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 11 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 2% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 10 to Miltiades, Eulalia of Mérida and Pontifical basilica of the Holy House of Loreto.
December 10 is Human Rights Day, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice (1508); Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate (1520). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
George Shaw was born on December 10, 1751; Michael IV the Paphlagonian died on December 10, 1041.
15 days remain until Christmas and 22 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 10 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 94%
- of the year elapsed
- 15
- until Christmas
- 22
- until New Year
- 446
- 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