Today
Wednesday January 14 2026
- Day of the year
- 14/ 365
- Week
- 32,026
- Days left
- 3514%
- Moon
- 15%Waning crescent
Today is Wednesday, January 14, 2026. It is day 14 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 351 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.
- HyginusPope and Bishop of Rome from c.138 to c.142
- Hilary of PoitiersBishop of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367)
- Saint Savafirst archbishop of Serbs
- Saint NinoEarly Christian saint (296–335)
- Odoric of Pordenone14th-century Italian Franciscan friar, missionary, and explorer
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Length of day
- 9h 34m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:05
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 65 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 : 15%
Moon age : 25.6 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
1761
The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau. Wikipedia
1784
American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. Wikipedia
1814
Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania. Wikipedia
1858
Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. Wikipedia
1900
Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome. Wikipedia
1943
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. Wikipedia
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1943
World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. Wikipedia
1953
Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia. Wikipedia
1973
Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. Wikipedia
2019
A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day January 14
- 1451Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (died 1522)
- 1702Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (died 1737)
- 1705Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician (died 1786)
- 1741Benedict Arnold, American-British general (died 1801)
- 1836Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (died 1904)
- 1875Albert Schweitzer, French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)
- 1886Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle (died 1947)
- 1919Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (died 2013)
Died on this day January 14
- 1676Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (born 1602)aged 74 years
- 1753George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (born 1685)aged 68 years
- 1898Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832)aged 66 years
- 1901Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (born 1822)aged 79 years
- 1957Humphrey Bogart, American actor (born 1899)aged 58 years
- 1965Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (born 1903)aged 62 years
- 1977Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1897)aged 80 years
- 1988Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902)aged 86 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 07:18 and sets at 16:52, giving 9h 34m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 65 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 15% illuminated. The next full moon falls on February 1, 2026 and the next new moon on January 18, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches January 14 to Hyginus, Hilary of Poitiers and Saint Sava.
No United Nations international day falls on January 14. 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 Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau (1761); American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain (1784). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Franchinus Gaffurius was born on January 14, 1451; Francesco Cavalli died on January 14, 1676.
345 days remain until Christmas and 352 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — January 14 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 4%
- of the year elapsed
- 345
- until Christmas
- 352
- until New Year
- 776
- 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