Today
Saturday July 11 2026
- Day of the year
- 192/ 365
- Week
- 282,026
- Days left
- 17353%
- Moon
- 11%Waning crescent
Today is Saturday, July 11, 2026. It is day 192 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 173 remain, and 53% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 28.
What's celebrated on this date
World Population Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Benedict of Nursiafounder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
- Pius Ipope
- Olga of Kievprincess of Kiev, Orthodox saint (c. 890–925)
- EuphemiaChristian virgin and martyr saint
- HidulfBenedictine abbot
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Length of day
- 14h 53m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:02
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 73 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Labor Day — September 7, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning crescent
Illumination : 11%
Moon age : 26.5 days
- Next full moon
- July 29, 2026
- Next new moon
- July 14, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Cancer
until July 23, 2026 — Leo
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
1302
Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch): A coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France's royal army. Wikipedia
1346
Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans. Wikipedia
1801
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. Wikipedia
1804
A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Wikipedia
1897
Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. Wikipedia
1899
Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy. Wikipedia
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1973
Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories. Wikipedia
1979
America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. Wikipedia
1982
Italy defeats West Germany 3–1 to win the FIFA World Cup. Wikipedia
1995
Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins, lasting until 22 July. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 11
- 1561Luis de Góngora, Spanish cleric and poet (died 1627)
- 1662Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (died 1726)
- 1767John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (died 1848)
- 1892Thomas Mitchell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1962)
- 1903Rudolf Abel, English-Russian colonel and Soviet spy (died 1971)
- 1916Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
- 1920Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (died 1985)
- 1934Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company (died 2025)
Died on this day July 11
- 472Anthemius, Roman emperor (born 420)aged 52 years
- 969Olga of Kiev (born 890)aged 79 years
- 1174Amalric, King of Jerusalem (born 1136)aged 38 years
- 1937George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (born 1898)aged 39 years
- 1989Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (born 1907)aged 82 years
- 2007Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 43rd First Lady of the United States (born 1912)aged 95 years
- 2007Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Colombia (born 1913)aged 94 years
- 2014Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (born 1949)aged 62 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 05:35 and sets at 20:28, giving 14h 53m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 73 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 11% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 11 to Benedict of Nursia, Pius I and Olga of Kiev.
July 11 is World Population Day, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch): A coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France's royal army (1302); Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans (1346). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Luis de Góngora was born on July 11, 1561; Anthemius died on July 11, 472.
167 days remain until Christmas and 174 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 11 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 53%
- of the year elapsed
- 167
- until Christmas
- 174
- until New Year
- 598
- 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