Today
Saturday February 7 2026
- Day of the year
- 38/ 365
- Week
- 62,026
- Days left
- 32710%
- Moon
- 67%Waning gibbous
Today is Saturday, February 7, 2026. It is day 38 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 327 remain, and 10% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 6.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- February 11International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- February 13World Radio Day
- February 20World Day of Social Justice
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Pius IXPope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
- Tikhon of MoscowPatriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
- Andrew BertieGrand Master of the Knights Hospitaller and Servant of God (1929–2008)
- Richard the Pilgrimsaint of the Christian Church
- Eugenia SmetFrench saint (1825–1871)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Length of day
- 10h 22m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:10
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 41 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 : 67%
Moon age : 19.9 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
457
Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor. Wikipedia
1301
Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales. Wikipedia
1497
In Florence, Italy, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books, in a "Bonfire of the vanities". Wikipedia
1898
Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse...! Wikipedia
1943
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign. Wikipedia
1974
Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
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1984
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). Wikipedia
1986
Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation. Wikipedia
1992
The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union. Wikipedia
1999
Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day February 7
- 1478Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (died 1535)
- 1812Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (died 1870)
- 1867Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (died 1957)
- 1877G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist (died 1947)
- 1885Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951)
- 1906Puyi, Chinese emperor (died 1967)
- 1909Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (died 1999)
- 1927Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress (died 2020)
Died on this day February 7
- 1560Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Florentine sculptor (born 1493)aged 67 years
- 1837Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (born 1778)aged 59 years
- 1871Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (born 1797)aged 74 years
- 1878Pope Pius IX (born 1792)aged 86 years
- 1959Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (born 1926)aged 33 years
- 1972Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (born 1896)aged 76 years
- 1979Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (born 1911)aged 68 years
- 1994Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (born 1913)aged 81 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 06:59 and sets at 17:21, giving 10h 22m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 41 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 67% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches February 7 to Pius IX, Tikhon of Moscow and Andrew Bertie.
No United Nations international day falls on February 7. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, on February 11.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor (457); Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales (1301). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Thomas More was born on February 7, 1478; Bartolommeo Bandinelli died on February 7, 1560.
321 days remain until Christmas and 328 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — February 7 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 10%
- of the year elapsed
- 321
- until Christmas
- 328
- until New Year
- 752
- 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