Today
Sunday July 5 2026
- Day of the year
- 186/ 365
- Week
- 272,026
- Days left
- 17951%
- Moon
- 72%Waning gibbous
Today is Sunday, July 5, 2026. It is day 186 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 179 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.
- Saints Cyril and Methodius9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries
- Athanasius the AthoniteByzantine monk
- Anthony Maria ZaccariaItalian saint
- BarbaraRussian Orthodox saint
- Zoe of Romemartyr saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Length of day
- 14h 59m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:01
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 79 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
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 72%
Moon age : 20.5 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
1687
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Wikipedia
1809
The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins. Wikipedia
1943
World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. Wikipedia
1946
Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris. Wikipedia
1950
The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel. Wikipedia
1962
The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an eight-year-long war with France. Wikipedia
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1975
Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. Wikipedia
1996
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Wikipedia
2012
The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft). Wikipedia
2016
The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 5
- 1321Joan of the Tower, English consort of David II of Scotland (died 1362)
- 1805Robert FitzRoy, English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (died 1865)
- 1853Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)
- 1872Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1957)
- 1879Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)
- 1879Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (died 1959)
- 1891John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
- 1911Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (died 1974)
Died on this day July 5
- 967Murakami, Japanese emperor (born 926)aged 41 years
- 1375Charles III, French nobleman (born 1337)aged 38 years
- 1539Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (born 1502)aged 37 years
- 1826Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (born 1782)aged 45 years
- 1833Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (born 1765)aged 68 years
- 1927Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853)aged 74 years
- 1969Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (born 1883)aged 86 years
- 1983Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (born 1916)aged 67 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 05:31 and sets at 20:30, giving 14h 59m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 79 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 72% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 5 to Saints Cyril and Methodius, Athanasius the Athonite and Anthony Maria Zaccaria.
No United Nations international day falls on July 5. The next one on the calendar is World Population Day, on July 11.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687); The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins (1809). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Joan of the Tower was born on July 5, 1321; Murakami died on July 5, 967.
173 days remain until Christmas and 180 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 5 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 51%
- of the year elapsed
- 173
- until Christmas
- 180
- until New Year
- 604
- 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