Today
Tuesday January 13 2026
- Day of the year
- 13/ 365
- Week
- 32,026
- Days left
- 3524%
- Moon
- 23%Waning crescent
Today is Tuesday, January 13, 2026. It is day 13 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 352 remain, and 4% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 3.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- January 24International Day of Education
- January 27International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- February 2World Wetlands Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Hilary of PoitiersBishop of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367)
- Saint Mungoapostle of the British Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late 6th century
- Berno of ClunyAbbot of Cluny
- Agricius of TrierBishop of Trier
- Yvette of HuyBelgian saint
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Length of day
- 9h 32m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:05
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 66 days, March 20, 2026 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. — January 19, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning crescent
Illumination : 23%
Moon age : 24.6 days
- Next full moon
- February 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- January 18, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Capricorn
until January 20, 2026 — Aquarius
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
532
The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I. Wikipedia
1842
Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Wikipedia
1847
The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican–American War in California. Wikipedia
1898
Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair. Wikipedia
1953
An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership. Wikipedia
1963
Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio. Wikipedia
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1991
Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1,000 others. Wikipedia
2001
An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800. Wikipedia
2012
The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain Francesco Schettino's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths. Wikipedia
2021
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the January 6 United States Capitol attack one week prior. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day January 13
- 1845Félix Tisserand, French astronomer and academic (died 1896)
- 1864Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
- 1919Robert Stack, American actor (died 2003)
- 1924Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (died 1994)
- 1924Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (died 2011)
- 1925Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (died 2000)
- 1927Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
- 1938Richard Anthony, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (died 2015)
Died on this day January 13
- 1151Suger, French historian and politician (born 1081)aged 71 years
- 1599Edmund Spenser, English poet, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1552)aged 47 years
- 1691George Fox, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (born 1624)aged 67 years
- 1885Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (born 1823)aged 62 years
- 1929Wyatt Earp, American police officer (born 1848)aged 81 years
- 1941James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (born 1882)aged 59 years
- 1978Hubert Humphrey, American pharmacist, academic, and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (born 1911)aged 67 years
- 2010Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (born 1950)aged 60 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 07:19 and sets at 16:51, giving 9h 32m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 66 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 23% illuminated. The next full moon falls on February 1, 2026 and the next new moon on January 18, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches January 13 to Hilary of Poitiers, Saint Mungo and Berno of Cluny.
No United Nations international day falls on January 13. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Education, on January 24.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I (532); Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan (1842). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Félix Tisserand was born on January 13, 1845; Suger died on January 13, 1151.
346 days remain until Christmas and 353 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — January 13 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 4%
- of the year elapsed
- 346
- until Christmas
- 353
- until New Year
- 777
- 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