Today
Sunday February 22 2026
- Day of the year
- 53/ 365
- Week
- 82,026
- Days left
- 31215%
- Moon
- 30%Waxing crescent
Today is Sunday, February 22, 2026. It is day 53 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 312 remain, and 15% 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
- March 3World Wildlife Day
- March 8International Women's Day
- March 20International Day of Happiness
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Papias of HierapolisGreek Apostolic Father, Bishop of Hierapolis and author (c.60-c.130 AD)
- Avilius of Alexandria1st century Patriarch of Alexandria
- Chair of Saint Peterrelic at St. Peter's Basilica
- American Popular Revolutionary Alliancepolitical party in Peru
- Isabelle of FranceFrench Roman Catholic princess, nun and blessed
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Length of day
- 10h 59m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:09
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 26 days, March 20, 2026 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Memorial Day — May 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 30%
Moon age : 5.2 days
- Next full moon
- March 3, 2026
- Next new moon
- March 19, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Pisces
until March 21, 2026 — Aries
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
1371
Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. Wikipedia
1495
King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne. Wikipedia
1632
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, receives the first printed copy of Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. Wikipedia
1744
War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended. Wikipedia
1819
By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars. Wikipedia
1847
Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops. Wikipedia
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1943
World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany. Wikipedia
1979
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
1997
In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned. Wikipedia
2002
Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day February 22
- 1403Charles VII of France (died 1461)
- 1732George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (died 1799)
- 1857Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (died 1941)
- 1889Olave Baden-Powell, English scout leader, first World Chief Guide (died 1977)
- 1908Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (died 1981)
- 1914Renato Dulbecco, Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
- 1921Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (died 1996)
- 1943Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (died 2025)
Died on this day February 22
- 1371David II, King of Scotland (born 1324)aged 47 years
- 1512Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (born 1454)aged 58 years
- 1627Olivier van Noort, Dutch explorer (born 1558)aged 69 years
- 1731Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (born 1638)aged 93 years
- 1875Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (born 1796)aged 79 years
- 1875Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (born 1797)aged 78 years
- 1903Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (born 1860)aged 43 years
- 2002Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (born 1934)aged 68 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 06:40 and sets at 17:39, giving 10h 59m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 26 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 30% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on March 19, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 22 to Papias of Hierapolis, Avilius of Alexandria and Chair of Saint Peter.
No United Nations international day falls on February 22. The next one on the calendar is World Wildlife Day, on March 3.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty (1371); King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne (1495). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Charles VII of France was born on February 22, 1403; David II died on February 22, 1371.
306 days remain until Christmas and 313 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 22 falls under the sign of Pisces.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 15%
- of the year elapsed
- 306
- until Christmas
- 313
- until New Year
- 737
- 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