Today
Saturday July 4 2026
- Day of the year
- 185/ 365
- Week
- 272,026
- Days left
- 18051%
- Moon
- 81%Waning gibbous
Today is Saturday, July 4, 2026. It is day 185 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 180 remain, and 51% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 27.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- July 11World Population Day
- July 18Nelson Mandela International Day
- July 30World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Andrei Rublevmedieval Russian artist (1360s-1428)
- Elizabeth of AragonQueen of Portugal (1271-1336)
- Pier Giorgio FrassatiItalian Dominican tertiary and social activist (1901–1925)
- Andrew of CreteChristian bishop and saint
- Ulrich of AugsburgGerman bishop and saint (890–973)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Length of day
- 15h 0m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:01
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 80 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
Public holidays — United States
- Public holidayIndependence Day— observed on July 3, 2026
Next public holiday : Labor Day — September 7, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 81%
Moon age : 19.5 days
- Next full moon
- July 29, 2026
- Next new moon
- July 14, 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
1054
A supernova, called SN 1054, is seen by Chinese Song dynasty, Arab, and possibly indigenous American observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. Wikipedia
1187
The Crusades: Battle of Hattin: Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. Wikipedia
1776
American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress, formally announcing and explaining separation from the Kingdom of Great Britain and the creation of the United States. Wikipedia
1862
Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. Wikipedia
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee. Wikipedia
1918
Mehmed V died at the age of 73 and Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne. Wikipedia
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1946
After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States. Wikipedia
1976
Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists. Wikipedia
1997
NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. Wikipedia
2012
The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 4
- 1546Murad III, Ottoman sultan (died 1595)
- 1753Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (died 1809)
- 1807Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (died 1882)
- 1872Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (died 1933)
- 1910Gloria Stuart, American actress (died 2010)
- 1911Mitch Miller, American singer and producer (died 2010)
- 1918King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, (died 2006)
- 1952Álvaro Uribe, Colombian lawyer and politician, 39th President of Colombiaturns 74 years
Died on this day July 4
- 1826John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (born 1735)aged 91 years
- 1826Thomas Jefferson, American architect, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of the United States (born 1743)aged 83 years
- 1831James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (born 1758)aged 73 years
- 1848François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (born 1768)aged 80 years
- 1934Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)aged 67 years
- 1938Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (born 1899)aged 39 years
- 1992Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (born 1921)aged 71 years
- 2003Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944)aged 59 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 05:30 and sets at 20:31, giving 15h 0m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 80 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 81% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 4 to Andrei Rublev, Elizabeth of Aragon and Pier Giorgio Frassati.
No United Nations international day falls on July 4. The next one on the calendar is World Population Day, on July 11.
It is a public holiday in the United States: Independence Day.
On this day in history: A supernova, called SN 1054, is seen by Chinese Song dynasty, Arab, and possibly indigenous American observers near the star Zeta Tauri (1054); The Crusades: Battle of Hattin: Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem (1187). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Murad III was born on July 4, 1546; John Adams died on July 4, 1826.
174 days remain until Christmas and 181 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 4 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 51%
- of the year elapsed
- 174
- until Christmas
- 181
- until New Year
- 605
- 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