Today
Tuesday December 15 2026
- Day of the year
- 349/ 365
- Week
- 512,026
- Days left
- 1696%
- Moon
- 35%Waxing crescent
Today is Tuesday, December 15, 2026. It is day 349 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 16 remain, and 96% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 51.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- December 18International Migrants Day
- December 20International Human Solidarity Day
- January 4World Braille Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Saint NinoEarly Christian saint (296–335)
- Virginia Centurione BracelliItalian saint (1587-1651)
- Drina MartyrsRoman Catholic nuns and martyrs
- János BrennerHungarian Cistercian and Catholic martyr (1931–1957)
- Susannadisciple of Jesus (Gospel of Luke)
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Length of day
- 9h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 6 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 : 35%
Moon age : 6.7 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
533
Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum. Wikipedia
687
Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theodore. Wikipedia
1791
The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly. Wikipedia
1899
British Army forces are defeated at the Battle of Colenso in Natal, South Africa, the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War. Wikipedia
1939
Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Wikipedia
1945
Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan. Wikipedia
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1961
Eichmann trial: Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization. Wikipedia
1965
Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7. Wikipedia
1970
Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet. Wikipedia
2001
The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day December 15
- 1657Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (died 1726)
- 1832Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (died 1923)
- 1852Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1908)
- 1859L. L. Zamenhof, Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, created Esperanto (died 1917)
- 1892J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (died 1976)
- 1899Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (died 1978)
- 1907Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (died 2012)
- 1949Don Johnson, American actorturns 77 years
Died on this day December 15
- 1025Basil II, Byzantine emperor (born 958)aged 67 years
- 1675Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter and educator (born 1632)aged 43 years
- 1890Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota tribal chief (born 1831)aged 59 years
- 1944Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (born 1904)aged 40 years
- 1958Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1900)aged 58 years
- 1966Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (born 1901)aged 65 years
- 2006Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (born 1939)aged 67 years
- 2013Joan Fontaine, British-American actress (born 1917)aged 96 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 07:13 and sets at 16:29, giving 9h 16m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 6 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 35% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 15 to Saint Nino, Virginia Centurione Bracelli and Drina Martyrs.
No United Nations international day falls on December 15. The next one on the calendar is International Migrants Day, on December 18.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum (533); Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theodore (687). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Michel Richard Delalande was born on December 15, 1657; Basil II died on December 15, 1025.
10 days remain until Christmas and 17 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 15 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 96%
- of the year elapsed
- 10
- until Christmas
- 17
- until New Year
- 441
- 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