Today
Monday February 16 2026
- Day of the year
- 47/ 365
- Week
- 82,026
- Days left
- 31813%
- Moon
- 1%New moon
Today is Monday, February 16, 2026. It is day 47 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 318 remain, and 13% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 8.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- February 20World Day of Social Justice
- February 21International Mother Language Day
- March 3World Wildlife Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Annahuman biblical figure in Luke 2:36-38
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwanSouth Korean Roman Catholic cardinal and Servant of God
- Juliana of NicomediaAnatolian saint
- Pamphilus of CaesareaPresbyter of Caesarea
- Maruthas5th century Christian saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Length of day
- 10h 44m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:10
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 32 days, March 20, 2026 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
- Public holidayWashington's Birthday
Next public holiday : Memorial Day — May 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
New moon
Illumination : 1%
Moon age : 28.9 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
1249
Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. Wikipedia
1804
First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. Wikipedia
1862
American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Wikipedia
1918
The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state. Wikipedia
1923
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Wikipedia
1937
Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon. Wikipedia
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1945
World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines. Wikipedia
1959
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. Wikipedia
1998
China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground. Wikipedia
2005
The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day February 16
- 1497Philip Melanchthon, German astronomer, theologian, and academic (died 1560)
- 1519Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (died 1572)
- 1620Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1688)
- 1698Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (died 1758)
- 1727Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist (died 1817)
- 1926Margot Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim (died 1945)
- 1932Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (died 2014)
- 1941Kim Jong Il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (died 2011)
Died on this day February 16
- 1279Afonso III of Portugal (born 1210)aged 69 years
- 1391John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1332)aged 59 years
- 1531Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1452)aged 79 years
- 1899Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (born 1841)aged 58 years
- 1907Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1835)aged 72 years
- 1917Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright (born 1848)aged 69 years
- 1932Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1841)aged 91 years
- 1992Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician, 22nd President of Brazil (born 1917)aged 75 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 06:48 and sets at 17:32, giving 10h 44m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 32 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is new, 1% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 16 to Anna, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan and Juliana of Nicomedia.
No United Nations international day falls on February 16. The next one on the calendar is World Day of Social Justice, on February 20.
It is a public holiday in the United States: Washington's Birthday.
On this day in history: Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire (1249); First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia (1804). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Philip Melanchthon was born on February 16, 1497; Afonso III of Portugal died on February 16, 1279.
312 days remain until Christmas and 319 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 16 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 13%
- of the year elapsed
- 312
- until Christmas
- 319
- until New Year
- 743
- 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