Today
Monday December 28 2026
- Day of the year
- 362/ 365
- Week
- 532,026
- Days left
- 399%
- Moon
- 72%Waning gibbous
Today is Monday, December 28, 2026. It is day 362 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 3 remain, and 99% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 53.
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.
- Massacre of the Innocentsnarrative from the Gospel of Matthew
- Pope Theonas of AlexandriaEgyptian priest (0300-0300)
- Caterina VolpicelliItalian saint
- 20,000 Martyrs of NicomediaVictims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia
- Eleutherius and AntiaItalian bishop and saint
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Length of day
- 9h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2026
Next season
Spring — 82 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 : 72%
Moon age : 19.7 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
457
Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor. Wikipedia
484
Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul). Wikipedia
1065
Edward the Confessor's Romanesque monastic church at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. Wikipedia
1308
The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins. Wikipedia
1832
John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina. Wikipedia
1879
Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75. Wikipedia
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1895
Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays. Wikipedia
1895
The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines. Wikipedia
1908
The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between about 80,000. Wikipedia
2014
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day December 28
- 1856Woodrow Wilson, American historian and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1924)
- 1865Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (died 1925)
- 1882Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (died 1944)
- 1882Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (died 1931)
- 1925Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (died 2005)
- 1944Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
- 1955Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
- 1969Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernelturns 57 years
Died on this day December 28
- 1503Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (born 1471)aged 31 years
- 1622Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (born 1567)aged 55 years
- 1694Mary II of England (born 1662)aged 32 years
- 1706Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (born 1647)aged 59 years
- 1734Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (born 1671)aged 63 years
- 1937Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (born 1875)aged 62 years
- 1947Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (born 1869)aged 78 years
- 1959Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (born 1889)aged 70 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 16:36, giving 9h 17m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2026; spring opens in 82 days, on March 20, 2027 (March equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 72% illuminated. The next full moon falls on January 22, 2027 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 28 to Massacre of the Innocents, Pope Theonas of Alexandria and Caterina Volpicelli.
No United Nations international day falls on December 28. 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: Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor (457); Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths (484). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856; Piero the Unfortunate died on December 28, 1503.
362 days remain until Christmas and 4 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 28 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 99%
- of the year elapsed
- 362
- until Christmas
- 4
- until New Year
- 428
- 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