Today
Sunday February 1 2026
- Day of the year
- 32/ 365
- Week
- 52,026
- Days left
- 3339%
- Moon
- 100%Full moon
Today is Sunday, February 1, 2026. It is day 32 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 333 remain, and 9% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 5.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- February 2World Wetlands Day
- February 4World Cancer Day
- February 6International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Sigebert IIIKing of Austrasia
- Brigid of KildareIrish abbess and saint (c. 451 – 525)
- John the MercifulPatriarch of Alexandria
- Tryphon of Campsada3rd-century Christian saint
- Severus of Ravennabishop of Ravenna
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Length of day
- 10h 8m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:10
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 47 days, March 20, 2026 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Washington's Birthday — February 16, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Full moon
Illumination : 100%
Moon age : 13.9 days
- Next full moon
- February 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- February 17, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Aquarius
until February 19, 2026 — Pisces
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
1662
The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. Wikipedia
1861
American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States and joins the Confederacy a week later. Wikipedia
1893
Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. Wikipedia
1908
Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon. Wikipedia
1942
World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government. Wikipedia
1946
Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General. Wikipedia
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1968
Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams. Wikipedia
1979
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. Wikipedia
2003
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. Wikipedia
2021
A coup d'état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day February 1
- 1462Johannes Trithemius, German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (died 1516)
- 1874Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (died 1929)
- 1882Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1973)
- 1884Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (died 1937)
- 1894John Ford, American director and producer (died 1973)
- 1894James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (died 1955)
- 1905Emilio Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
- 1931Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (died 2007)
Died on this day February 1
- 1248Henry II, Duke of Brabant (born 1207)aged 41 years
- 1328Charles IV of France (born 1294)aged 34 years
- 1958Clinton Davisson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)aged 77 years
- 1976Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)aged 75 years
- 1976George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)aged 98 years
- 1986Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)aged 84 years
- 2012Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)aged 89 years
- 2013Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (born 1924)aged 89 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 07:06 and sets at 17:14, giving 10h 8m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 47 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is full, 100% illuminated. The next full moon falls on February 1, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 1 to Sigebert III, Brigid of Kildare and John the Merciful.
No United Nations international day falls on February 1. The next one on the calendar is World Wetlands Day, on February 2.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege (1662); American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States and joins the Confederacy a week later (1861). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Johannes Trithemius was born on February 1, 1462; Henry II died on February 1, 1248.
327 days remain until Christmas and 334 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 1 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 9%
- of the year elapsed
- 327
- until Christmas
- 334
- until New Year
- 758
- 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