Today
Saturday December 26 2026
- Day of the year
- 360/ 365
- Week
- 522,026
- Days left
- 599%
- Moon
- 90%Waning gibbous
Today is Saturday, December 26, 2026. It is day 360 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 5 remain, and 99% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 52.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- January 4World Braille Day
- January 24International Day of Education
- January 27International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- John the Apostleapostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple
- DionysiusPope and bishop of Rome from 259 to 268
- Zosimuspope
- Saint StephenDeacon, martyr, and saint
- Herman of AlaskaSaint, monk
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Length of day
- 9h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2026
Next season
Spring — 84 days, March 20, 2027 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : New Year's Day — January 1, 2027
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 90%
Moon age : 17.7 days
- Next full moon
- January 22, 2027
- Next new moon
- January 7, 2027
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Capricorn
until January 20, 2027 — Aquarius
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
1776
American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army under General George Washington executes a successful surprise attack and defeats a garrison of Hessian forces serving Great Britain. Wikipedia
1805
Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg. Wikipedia
1806
Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon. Wikipedia
1898
Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium. Wikipedia
1948
Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy. Wikipedia
1975
Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service. Wikipedia
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1991
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War. Wikipedia
1999
The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage. Wikipedia
2003
The 6.6 Mw Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured. Wikipedia
2004
The 9.1–9.3 Mw Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis, it affected coastal and partially mainland areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death to Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day December 26
- 1194Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1250)
- 1791Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the Difference engine (died 1871)
- 1883Maurice Utrillo, French painter (died 1955)
- 1891Henry Miller, American author and painter (died 1980)
- 1893Mao Zedong, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (died 1976)
- 1914Richard Widmark, American actor (died 2008)
- 1937John Horton Conway, English mathematician, known for Conway's Game of Life (died 2020)
- 1949José Ramos-Horta, East Timorese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureateturns 77 years
Died on this day December 26
- 268Dionysius, pope of the Catholic Churchaged 68 years
- 418Zosimus, pope of the Catholic Churchaged 18 years
- 1771Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher and activist (born 1715)aged 56 years
- 1890Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist, businessman and author (born 1822)aged 68 years
- 1972Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (born 1884)aged 88 years
- 1977Howard Hawks, American director and screenwriter (born 1896)aged 81 years
- 1994Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (born 1933)aged 61 years
- 2006Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (born 1913)aged 93 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 07:19 and sets at 16:35, giving 9h 16m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2026; spring opens in 84 days, on March 20, 2027 (March equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 90% illuminated. The next full moon falls on January 22, 2027 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 26 to John the Apostle, Dionysius and Zosimus.
No United Nations international day falls on December 26. The next one on the calendar is World Braille Day, on January 4.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army under General George Washington executes a successful surprise attack and defeats a garrison of Hessian forces serving Great Britain (1776); Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg (1805). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Frederick II was born on December 26, 1194; Dionysius died on December 26, 268.
364 days remain until Christmas and 6 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 26 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 99%
- of the year elapsed
- 364
- until Christmas
- 6
- until New Year
- 430
- 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