Today
Thursday January 22 2026
- Day of the year
- 22/ 365
- Week
- 42,026
- Days left
- 3436%
- Moon
- 15%Waxing crescent
Today is Thursday, January 22, 2026. It is day 22 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 343 remain, and 6% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 4.
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.
- Timothy1st century Christian evangelist, philosopher and bishop
- Vincent of Saragossasaint and martyr
- Anastasius of PersiaChristian martyr
- Vincent PallottiItalian saint and missionary (1795–1850)
- Laura VicuñaChilean child who was beatified by the Catholic Church (1891–1904)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Length of day
- 9h 47m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:08
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 57 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
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 15%
Moon age : 3.9 days
- Next full moon
- February 1, 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
1506
The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. Wikipedia
1863
The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia. Wikipedia
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Isandlwana results in a Zulu victory. Wikipedia
1905
Bloody Sunday occurs in Saint Petersburg, beginning the 1905 revolution. Wikipedia
1924
Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass. Wikipedia
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1944
World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. Wikipedia
1963
The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and West Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. Wikipedia
1970
The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. Wikipedia
2006
Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day January 22
- 1561Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1626)
- 1592Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1655)
- 1729Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author (died 1781)
- 1788Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (died 1824)
- 1849August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912)
- 1904George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (died 1983)
- 1908Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)
- 1909U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (died 1974)
Died on this day January 22
- 1840Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (born 1752)aged 88 years
- 1901Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (born 1819)aged 82 years
- 1922Fredrik Bajer, Danish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1837)aged 85 years
- 1922Pope Benedict XV (born 1854)aged 68 years
- 1966Herbert Marshall, English actor (born 1890)aged 76 years
- 1973Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (born 1908)aged 65 years
- 1994Telly Savalas, American actor (born 1922)aged 72 years
- 2007Abbé Pierre, French priest and activist (born 1912)aged 95 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 07:14 and sets at 17:01, giving 9h 47m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 57 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 15% illuminated. The next full moon falls on February 1, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches January 22 to Timothy, Vincent of Saragossa and Anastasius of Persia.
No United Nations international day falls on January 22. 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 first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican (1506); The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus (1863). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Francis Bacon was born on January 22, 1561; Johann Friedrich Blumenbach died on January 22, 1840.
337 days remain until Christmas and 344 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — January 22 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 6%
- of the year elapsed
- 337
- until Christmas
- 344
- until New Year
- 768
- 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