Today
Friday July 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 205/ 365
- Week
- 302,026
- Days left
- 16056%
- Moon
- 79%Waxing gibbous
Today is Friday, July 24, 2026. It is day 205 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 160 remain, and 56% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 30.
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.
- Biblical Magigroup of distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth
- Saint Christophersaint in the Catholic and Orthodox church
- Athenagoras of AthensGreek philosopher and Father of the Church (c.133–c.190)
- Charbel MakhlufLebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
- Kinga of PolandPolish royal; later Poor Clare abbess
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Length of day
- 14h 34m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:03
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 60 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 gibbous
Illumination : 79%
Moon age : 10.3 days
- Next full moon
- July 29, 2026
- Next new moon
- August 12, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Leo
until August 23, 2026 — Virgo
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
1701
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit. Wikipedia
1911
Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas". Wikipedia
1923
The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I. Wikipedia
1929
The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers). Wikipedia
1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. Wikipedia
1959
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate". Wikipedia
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1967
During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians. Wikipedia
1969
Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia
2013
Santiago de Compostela derailment: A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers. Wikipedia
2019
Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 24
- 1725John Newton, English sailor and priest (died 1807)
- 1783Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, second President of Venezuela, and liberation leader for much of South America (died 1830)
- 1802Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (died 1870)
- 1803Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (died 1856)
- 1897Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (died 1937)
- 1921Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor and actor (died 2008)
- 1951Lynda Carter, American actressturns 75 years
- 1952Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriterturns 74 years
Died on this day July 24
- 1862Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, eighth President of the United States (born 1782)aged 80 years
- 1927Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (born 1892)aged 35 years
- 1957Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (born 1885)aged 72 years
- 1965Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (born 1904)aged 61 years
- 1974James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1891)aged 83 years
- 1980Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (born 1925)aged 55 years
- 1991Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)aged 87 years
- 2025Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler and actor (born 1953)aged 72 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 05:46 and sets at 20:20, giving 14h 34m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 60 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 79% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 24 to Biblical Magi, Saint Christopher and Athenagoras of Athens.
No United Nations international day falls on July 24. 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: Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit (1701); Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas" (1911). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John Newton was born on July 24, 1725; Martin Van Buren died on July 24, 1862.
154 days remain until Christmas and 161 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 24 falls under the sign of Leo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 56%
- of the year elapsed
- 154
- until Christmas
- 161
- until New Year
- 585
- 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