Today
Wednesday February 4 2026
- Day of the year
- 35/ 365
- Week
- 62,026
- Days left
- 33010%
- Moon
- 91%Waning gibbous
Today is Wednesday, February 4, 2026. It is day 35 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 330 remain, and 10% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 6.
What's celebrated on this date
World Cancer Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Saint VeronicaChristian saint
- Joan of ValoisFrench queen who entered religious life, became a nun and later an abbess who founded the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary (canonized 1950)
- Rabanus Maurusarchbishop of Mainz and writer (d. 856)
- Avitus of VienneArchbishop of Vienne
- Isidore of Pelusiummonk
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Length of day
- 10h 15m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:10
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 44 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 gibbous
Illumination : 91%
Moon age : 16.9 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
211
Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace. Wikipedia
1789
George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. Wikipedia
1794
The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802. Wikipedia
1861
American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six breakaway U.S. states meet and initiate the process that would form the Confederate States of America on February 8. Wikipedia
1899
The Philippine–American War begins when four Filipino soldiers enter the "American Zone" in Manila, igniting the Battle of Manila. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea. Wikipedia
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1948
Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. Wikipedia
1974
The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California. Wikipedia
2003
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia. Wikipedia
2004
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day February 4
- 1575Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian, founded the French school of spirituality (died 1629)
- 1871Friedrich Ebert, German lawyer and politician, first President of Germany (died 1925)
- 1897Ludwig Erhard, German soldier and politician, second Chancellor of West Germany (died 1977)
- 1906Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (died 1997)
- 1931Isabel Perón, Argentinian dancer and politician, 41st President of Argentinaturns 95 years
- 1943Ken Thompson, American computer scientist and programmer, co-developed the B programming languageturns 83 years
- 1947Dan Quayle, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 44th Vice President of the United Statesturns 79 years
- 1955Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Slovakiaturns 71 years
Died on this day February 4
- 856Rabanus Maurus, Frankish archbishop and theologian (born 780)aged 72 years
- 1781Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (born 1737)aged 44 years
- 1928Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853)aged 75 years
- 1968Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (born 1926)aged 42 years
- 1974Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1894)aged 80 years
- 1975Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (born 1908)aged 67 years
- 1987Liberace, American singer-songwriter and pianist, (born 1919)aged 68 years
- 1987Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (born 1902)aged 85 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 07:03 and sets at 17:17, giving 10h 15m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 44 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 4 to Saint Veronica, Joan of Valois and Rabanus Maurus.
February 4 is World Cancer 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: Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace (211); George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College (1789). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Pierre de Bérulle was born on February 4, 1575; Rabanus Maurus died on February 4, 856.
324 days remain until Christmas and 331 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 4 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 10%
- of the year elapsed
- 324
- until Christmas
- 331
- until New Year
- 755
- 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