Today
Saturday July 18 2026
- Day of the year
- 199/ 365
- Week
- 292,026
- Days left
- 16655%
- Moon
- 23%Waxing crescent
Today is Saturday, July 18, 2026. It is day 199 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 166 remain, and 55% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 29.
What's celebrated on this date
Nelson Mandela International Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by RhineGrand Duchess of Russia (1864–1918)
- ArnulfFrankish bishop
- Samson of DolWelsh saint who settled down in Brittany (c. C.E.485 — c. 565)
- Stephen II of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople
- Frederick of UtrechtDutch bishop and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Length of day
- 14h 44m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:02
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 66 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 : 23%
Moon age : 4.3 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
-477
Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. Wikipedia
1290
King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England. Wikipedia
1812
The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars. Wikipedia
1870
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. Wikipedia
1925
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. Wikipedia
1976
Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia
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1984
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police. Wikipedia
1994
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300. Wikipedia
1995
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee. Wikipedia
2019
A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 18
- 1552Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1612)
- 1659Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (died 1743)
- 1724Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (died 1780)
- 1853Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
- 1887Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (died 1945)
- 1909Andrei Gromyko, Belarusian-Russian economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1989)
- 1918Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
- 1950Richard Branson, English businessman, founded Virgin Groupturns 76 years
Died on this day July 18
- 1100Godfrey of Bouillon, Frankish knight (born 1016)aged 40 years
- 1610Caravaggio, Italian painter (born 1571)aged 39 years
- 1721Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (born 1684)aged 37 years
- 1817Jane Austen, English novelist (born 1775)aged 42 years
- 1872Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806)aged 66 years
- 1892Thomas Cook, English travel agent, founded the Thomas Cook Group (born 1808)aged 84 years
- 1966Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)aged 24 years
- 1968Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)aged 76 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 20:24, giving 14h 44m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 66 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 23% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 18 to Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Arnulf and Samson of Dol.
July 18 is Nelson Mandela International 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 Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army (-477); King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England (1290). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Rudolf II was born on July 18, 1552; Godfrey of Bouillon died on July 18, 1100.
160 days remain until Christmas and 167 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 18 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 55%
- of the year elapsed
- 160
- until Christmas
- 167
- until New Year
- 591
- 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