Today
Wednesday February 11 2026
- Day of the year
- 42/ 365
- Week
- 72,026
- Days left
- 32312%
- Moon
- 30%Waning crescent
Today is Wednesday, February 11, 2026. It is day 42 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 323 remain, and 12% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 7.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Gregory II89th Pope of the Catholic Church (from 715 to 731)
- Paschal Ipope
- Theodora9th-century Byzantine empress, wife of Theophilos
- Evagrius PonticusChristian Monk
- Hugh of Saint VictorGerman-French canon regular and theologian
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Length of day
- 10h 31m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:10
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 37 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
Waning crescent
Illumination : 30%
Moon age : 23.9 days
- Next full moon
- March 3, 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
1840
Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France. Wikipedia
1843
Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy. Wikipedia
1858
Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France. Wikipedia
1873
King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, triggering the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic. Wikipedia
1903
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. Wikipedia
1919
Friedrich Ebert (SPD) is elected President of Germany. Wikipedia
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1929
The Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. Wikipedia
1979
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Wikipedia
1990
Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner. Wikipedia
2011
Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day February 11
- 1380Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (died 1459)
- 1466Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England (died 1503)
- 1800Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype (died 1877)
- 1847Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (died 1931)
- 1902Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (died 1971)
- 1934Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military leader of Panama (died 2017)
- 1953Jeb Bush, American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of Floridaturns 73 years
- 1964Sarah Palin, American politician, 9th Governor of Alaskaturns 62 years
Died on this day February 11
- 244Gordian III, Roman emperor (born 225)aged 19 years
- 641Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (born 575)aged 66 years
- 824Pope Paschal Iaged 49 years
- 1503Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England (born 1466)aged 37 years
- 1931Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (born 1854)aged 77 years
- 1940John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (born 1875)aged 65 years
- 1978Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)aged 74 years
- 1993Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1922)aged 71 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 06:55 and sets at 17:26, giving 10h 31m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 37 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 30% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 11 to Gregory II, Paschal I and Theodora.
February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 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: Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France (1840); Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy (1843). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Poggio Bracciolini was born on February 11, 1380; Gordian III died on February 11, 244.
317 days remain until Christmas and 324 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 11 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 12%
- of the year elapsed
- 317
- until Christmas
- 324
- until New Year
- 748
- 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