Today
Monday January 26 2026
- Day of the year
- 26/ 365
- Week
- 52,026
- Days left
- 3397%
- Moon
- 56%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, January 26, 2026. It is day 26 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 339 remain, and 7% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 5.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- January 27International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- February 2World Wetlands Day
- February 4World Cancer Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Paula of RomeRoman noblewoman, Catholic saint, disciple of Saint Jerome and co-patron of the Hieronymite monks and nuns
- Eysteinn Erlendssonarchbishop of Nidaros (1120–1188)
- Alberic of CîteauxCistercian abbot and saint
- Melania the ElderHoly Land saint
- Michał KozalPolish Roman Catholic bishop, martyr and blessed (1893–1943)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Length of day
- 9h 55m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:09
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 53 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 gibbous
Illumination : 56%
Moon age : 7.9 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
1641
Reapers' War: Battle of Montjuïc, decisive victory of the Catalan army (with French support) over the Spanish army. Wikipedia
1699
For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers. Wikipedia
1788
The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day. Wikipedia
1837
Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state. Wikipedia
1885
Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon. Wikipedia
1926
The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird. Wikipedia
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1934
German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed. Wikipedia
1939
Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona. Wikipedia
1950
The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India. Wikipedia
1991
Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day January 26
- 1715Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (died 1771)
- 1716George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1785)
- 1763Charles XIV John of Sweden (died 1844)
- 1880Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1964)
- 1904Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for External Affairs Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)
- 1911Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1993)
- 1925Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (died 2008)
- 1950Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (died 2008)
Died on this day January 26
- 1795Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German harpsichord player and composer (born 1732)aged 63 years
- 1823Edward Jenner, English physician and immunologist, creator of the smallpox vaccine (born 1749)aged 74 years
- 1824Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (born 1791)aged 33 years
- 1855Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (born 1808)aged 47 years
- 1885Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (born 1833)aged 52 years
- 1891Nicolaus Otto, German engineer, invented the internal combustion engine (born 1833)aged 59 years
- 1979Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (born 1908)aged 71 years
- 2008George Habash, Palestinian politician, founder of the PFLP (born 1926)aged 82 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 07:11 and sets at 17:06, giving 9h 55m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 53 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 56% illuminated. The next full moon falls on February 1, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches January 26 to Paula of Rome, Eysteinn Erlendsson and Alberic of Cîteaux.
No United Nations international day falls on January 26. The next one on the calendar is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on January 27.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Reapers' War: Battle of Montjuïc, decisive victory of the Catalan army (with French support) over the Spanish army (1641); For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers (1699). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Claude Adrien Helvétius was born on January 26, 1715; Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach died on January 26, 1795.
333 days remain until Christmas and 340 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — January 26 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 7%
- of the year elapsed
- 333
- until Christmas
- 340
- until New Year
- 764
- 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