Today
Friday July 17 2026
- Day of the year
- 198/ 365
- Week
- 292,026
- Days left
- 16754%
- Moon
- 14%Waxing crescent
Today is Friday, July 17, 2026. It is day 198 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 167 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.
- Nicholas II of Russia14th and last Emperor of Russia (1894–1917)
- Leo IVpope of the Catholic Church
- Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)Empress consort of Russia (1872–1918)
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess of Russia (1901–1918); fourth child and youngest daughter of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
- Jadwiga I of PolandQueen of Poland (1384–1399)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Length of day
- 14h 45m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:02
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 67 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 : 14%
Moon age : 3.3 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
180
Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. Wikipedia
1791
Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing scores of people. Wikipedia
1918
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Wikipedia
1936
Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: The main three leaders of the Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, hold the Potsdam Conference in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany. Wikipedia
1975
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. Wikipedia
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1976
The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sport Wikipedia
1996
TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. Wikipedia
1998
A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing the permanent international court in The Hague, to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Wikipedia
2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day July 17
- 1894Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (died 1966)
- 1899James Cagney, American actor and dancer (died 1986)
- 1917Phyllis Diller, American actress, comedian, and voice artist (died 2012)
- 1920Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (died 2010)
- 1932Wojciech Kilar, Polish pianist and composer (died 2013)
- 1935Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (died 2024)
- 1947Queen Camilla, Queen Consort of King Charles III of the United Kingdomturns 79 years
- 1954Angela Merkel, German chemist and politician, Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021.turns 72 years
Died on this day July 17
- 1085Robert Guiscard, Norman adventureraged 69 years
- 1790Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (born 1723)aged 67 years
- 1912Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (born 1854)aged 58 years
- 1928Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (born 1880)aged 48 years
- 1959Billie Holiday, American singer (born 1915)aged 44 years
- 1967John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (born 1926)aged 41 years
- 1995Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (born 1911)aged 84 years
- 2005Edward Heath, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1916)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 05:40 and sets at 20:25, giving 14h 45m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 67 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 14% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 17 to Nicholas II of Russia, Leo IV and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse).
No United Nations international day falls on July 17. 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: Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians (180); Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing scores of people (1791). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Georges Lemaître was born on July 17, 1894; Robert Guiscard died on July 17, 1085.
161 days remain until Christmas and 168 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 17 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 54%
- of the year elapsed
- 161
- until Christmas
- 168
- until New Year
- 592
- 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