Today
Monday February 2 2026
- Day of the year
- 33/ 365
- Week
- 62,026
- Days left
- 3329%
- Moon
- 99%Full moon
Today is Monday, February 2, 2026. It is day 33 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 332 remain, and 9% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 6.
What's celebrated on this date
World Wetlands Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- CandlemasChristian Holy Day
- Simeonin the Gospel according to Luke, a man who meets Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus (Luke 2:25–35)
- Cornelius the Centurionfirst Gentile to convert to Christianity
- YemajaOne of the major river deities of the Yorùbá people and the Yorùbá Diaspora
- Andrea Carlo FerrariItalian Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop (1850–1921)
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Length of day
- 10h 10m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:10
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 46 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 : 99%
Moon age : 14.9 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
506
Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law". Wikipedia
962
Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years. Wikipedia
1536
Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. Wikipedia
1709
Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe. Wikipedia
1848
Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed. Wikipedia
1920
The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia. Wikipedia
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1943
World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city. Wikipedia
1971
The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran. Wikipedia
1989
Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul. Wikipedia
1990
Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day February 2
- 1208James I of Aragon (died 1276)
- 1494Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (died 1557)
- 1502Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher and historian (died 1574)
- 1522Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1565)
- 1600Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (died 1653)
- 1754Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1838)
- 1926Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French academic and politician, 20th President of France (died 2020)
- 1946Alpha Oumar Konaré, Malian academic and politician, 3rd President of Maliturns 80 years
Died on this day February 2
- 619Laurence of Canterbury, English archbishop and saintaged 69 years
- 1250Eric XI of Sweden (born 1216)aged 34 years
- 1594Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer and educator (born 1525)aged 69 years
- 1660Gaston, Duke of Orléans (born 1608)aged 52 years
- 1704Guillaume de l'Hôpital, French mathematician and academic (born 1661)aged 43 years
- 1769Pope Clement XIII (born 1693)aged 76 years
- 1907Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (born 1834)aged 73 years
- 1970Bertrand Russell, English mathematician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872)aged 98 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 07:05 and sets at 17:15, giving 10h 10m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 46 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is full, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 2 to Candlemas, Simeon and Cornelius the Centurion.
February 2 is World Wetlands Day, 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: Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law" (506); Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years (962). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
James I of Aragon was born on February 2, 1208; Laurence of Canterbury died on February 2, 619.
326 days remain until Christmas and 333 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 2 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 9%
- of the year elapsed
- 326
- until Christmas
- 333
- until New Year
- 757
- 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