Today
Sunday July 19 2026
- Day of the year
- 200/ 365
- Week
- 292,026
- Days left
- 16555%
- Moon
- 32%Waxing crescent
Today is Sunday, July 19, 2026. It is day 200 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 165 remain, and 55% 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 30World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
- July 30International Day of Friendship
- August 9International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- SymmachusPope from 498 to 514
- Arsenius the GreatDesert Father
- Epaphrasmale human biblical figure in Colossians 1:7, observer of the apostle Paul
- Macrina the Younger4th-century Roman nun
- Milica Hrebeljanovićpoet (1335-1405)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Length of day
- 14h 42m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:02
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 65 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 : 32%
Moon age : 5.3 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
64
The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city. Wikipedia
711
Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic. Wikipedia
1333
Wars of Scottish Independence: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots in the battle of Halidon Hill. Wikipedia
1870
Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia. Wikipedia
1900
The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation. Wikipedia
1936
Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled. Wikipedia
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1940
Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements. Wikipedia
1976
Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created. Wikipedia
1979
The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. Wikipedia
1985
The Val di Stava dam collapses, killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 19
- 1744Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and poet (died 1806)
- 1814Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company (died 1862)
- 1834Edgar Degas, French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1917)
- 1883Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (died 1972)
- 1890George II of Greece (died 1947)
- 1921Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
- 1934Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1980)
- 1971Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kyivturns 55 years
Died on this day July 19
- 514Symmachus, pope of the Catholic Churchaged 54 years
- 1374Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar (born 1304)aged 70 years
- 1947Aung San, Burmese general and politician (born 1915)aged 32 years
- 1965Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (born 1875)aged 90 years
- 1992Paolo Borsellino, Italian lawyer and judge (born 1940)aged 52 years
- 2009Frank McCourt, American author and educator (born 1930)aged 79 years
- 2009Henry Surtees, English race car driver (born 1991)aged 18 years
- 2019Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (born 1944)aged 75 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 05:41 and sets at 20:24, giving 14h 42m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 65 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 32% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 19 to Symmachus, Arsenius the Great and Epaphras.
No United Nations international day falls on July 19. The next one on the calendar is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, on July 30.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city (64); Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic (711). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Heinrich Christian Boie was born on July 19, 1744; Symmachus died on July 19, 514.
159 days remain until Christmas and 166 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 19 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 55%
- of the year elapsed
- 159
- until Christmas
- 166
- until New Year
- 590
- 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