Today
Monday July 27 2026
- Day of the year
- 208/ 365
- Week
- 312,026
- Days left
- 15757%
- Moon
- 96%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, July 27, 2026. It is day 208 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 157 remain, and 57% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 31.
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.
- Celestine Ipope
- Sethbiblical figure, third son of Adam
- Aurelius and NataliaChristian martyrs
- Clement of Ohridmedieval Bulgarian scholar
- PantaleonChristian martyr and saint (c.275-305)
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Length of day
- 14h 28m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:03
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 57 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 : 96%
Moon age : 13.3 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
1214
Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire. Wikipedia
1302
Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest. Wikipedia
1689
Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites. Wikipedia
1694
A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England. Wikipedia
1794
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution". Wikipedia
1921
Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar. Wikipedia
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1940
The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. Wikipedia
1953
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice. Wikipedia
1996
In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia
2002
Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 27
- 1824Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (died 1895)
- 1910Julien Gracq, French author and critic (died 2007)
- 1922Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer (died 2023)
- 1928Joseph Kittinger, American colonel and pilot (died 2022)
- 1929Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist and philosopher (died 2007)
- 1938Gary Gygax, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (died 2008)
- 1940Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer (died 2009)
- 1965José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballerturns 61 years
Died on this day July 27
- 1276James I of Aragon (born 1208)aged 68 years
- 1675Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French general (born 1611)aged 64 years
- 1841Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and painter (born 1814)aged 27 years
- 1844John Dalton, English physicist, meteorologist, and chemist (born 1776)aged 78 years
- 1970António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1889)aged 81 years
- 1980Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Shah (born 1919)aged 61 years
- 1981William Wyler, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1902)aged 79 years
- 2015A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (born 1931)aged 84 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 05:48 and sets at 20:17, giving 14h 28m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 57 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 96% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 27 to Celestine I, Seth and Aurelius and Natalia.
No United Nations international day falls on July 27. 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: Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire (1214); Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest (1302). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Alexandre Dumas was born on July 27, 1824; James I of Aragon died on July 27, 1276.
151 days remain until Christmas and 158 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 27 falls under the sign of Leo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 57%
- of the year elapsed
- 151
- until Christmas
- 158
- until New Year
- 582
- 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