Today
Wednesday July 15 2026
- Day of the year
- 196/ 365
- Week
- 292,026
- Days left
- 16954%
- Moon
- 2%Waxing crescent
Today is Wednesday, July 15, 2026. It is day 196 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 169 remain, and 54% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 29.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- July 18Nelson Mandela International Day
- July 30World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
- July 30International Day of Friendship
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Vladimir the GreatGrand Prince of Kiev
- BonaventureFranciscan, bishop, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, Catholic saint (1221–1274)
- Jacob of NisibisSyrian saint
- SwithunEnglish Roman Catholic bishop of Winchester and saint
- Cyricus and Julittapair of Christian martyrs
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Length of day
- 14h 48m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:02
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 69 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
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 2%
Moon age : 1.3 days
- Next full moon
- July 29, 2026
- Next new moon
- August 12, 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
1099
First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege. Wikipedia
1410
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order. Wikipedia
1799
The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign. Wikipedia
1806
Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west. Wikipedia
1815
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon. Wikipedia
1834
The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years. Wikipedia
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1918
World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack. Wikipedia
1975
Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets. Wikipedia
2009
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168. Wikipedia
2016
Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 15
- 1606Rembrandt, Dutch painter and etcher (died 1669)
- 1848Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (died 1923)
- 1850Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (died 1917)
- 1892Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (died 1940)
- 1919Iris Murdoch, Anglo-Irish British novelist and philosopher (died 1999)
- 1926Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 2003)
- 1939Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republicturns 87 years
- 1953Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian priest and politician, 49th President of Haititurns 73 years
Died on this day July 15
- 756Yang Guifei, consort of Xuan Zong (born 719)aged 37 years
- 998Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī, Persian mathematician and astronomer (born 940)aged 58 years
- 1904Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (born 1860)aged 44 years
- 1919Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)aged 67 years
- 1974Christine Chubbuck, American journalist (born 1944)aged 30 years
- 1979Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico (born 1911)aged 68 years
- 1997Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (born 1946)aged 51 years
- 2017Martin Landau, American film and television actor (born 1928)aged 89 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 05:38 and sets at 20:26, giving 14h 48m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 69 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 2% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 15 to Vladimir the Great, Bonaventure and Jacob of Nisibis.
No United Nations international day falls on July 15. The next one on the calendar is Nelson Mandela International Day, on July 18.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege (1099); Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order (1410). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Rembrandt was born on July 15, 1606; Yang Guifei died on July 15, 756.
163 days remain until Christmas and 170 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 15 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 54%
- of the year elapsed
- 163
- until Christmas
- 170
- until New Year
- 594
- 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