Today
Monday February 23 2026
- Day of the year
- 54/ 365
- Week
- 92,026
- Days left
- 31115%
- Moon
- 41%Waxing crescent
Today is Monday, February 23, 2026. It is day 54 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 311 remain, and 15% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 9.
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.
- Polycarpbishop of Smyrna and martyr (69–155)
- WilligisArchbishop of Mainz
- Giuseppina VanniniItalian Roman Catholic professed religious (1859–1911)
- Lazarus Zographos9th-century Byzantine Christian saint (810-867) (c.810-867)
- Rafaela Ybarra de VilallongaSpanish beatified woman (1843-1900)
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Length of day
- 11h 2m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:09
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 25 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 : 41%
Moon age : 6.2 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
303
Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. Wikipedia
532
Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople – the Hagia Sophia. Wikipedia
1836
Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas. Wikipedia
1847
Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Wikipedia
1934
Leopold III becomes King of Belgium. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. Wikipedia
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1945
World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces. Wikipedia
1947
International Organization for Standardization is founded. Wikipedia
1966
In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist. Wikipedia
1981
In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day February 23
- 1417Pope Paul II (died 1471)
- 1443Matthias Corvinus, Hungarian king (died 1490)
- 1633Samuel Pepys, English diarist and politician (died 1703)
- 1685George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (died 1759)
- 1744Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker and businessman (died 1812)
- 1850César Ritz, Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz Hotel, London and Hôtel Ritz Paris (died 1918)
- 1868W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (died 1963)
- 1878Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist (died 1935)
Died on this day February 23
- 1270Isabel of France (born 1225)aged 45 years
- 1447Pope Eugene IV (born 1383)aged 64 years
- 1603Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (born 1519)aged 79 years
- 1766Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (born 1677)aged 89 years
- 1792Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (born 1723)aged 69 years
- 1848John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (born 1767)aged 81 years
- 1969Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 2nd King of Saudi Arabia (born 1902)aged 67 years
- 1973Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895)aged 78 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 06:38 and sets at 17:40, giving 11h 2m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 25 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 41% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on March 19, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 23 to Polycarp, Willigis and Giuseppina Vannini.
No United Nations international day falls on February 23. 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: Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution (303); Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople – the Hagia Sophia (532). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Pope Paul II was born on February 23, 1417; Isabel of France died on February 23, 1270.
305 days remain until Christmas and 312 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 23 falls under the sign of Pisces.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 15%
- of the year elapsed
- 305
- until Christmas
- 312
- until New Year
- 736
- 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