Today
Monday July 6 2026
- Day of the year
- 187/ 365
- Week
- 282,026
- Days left
- 17851%
- Moon
- 62%Waning gibbous
Today is Monday, July 6, 2026. It is day 187 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 178 remain, and 51% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 28.
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.
- Thomas MoreEnglish statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
- Jan HusCzech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
- Maria GorettiItalian saint
- Jerome of PragueCzech philosopher
- Our virgen de katyMarian apparitions
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Length of day
- 14h 58m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:01
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 78 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 : 62%
Moon age : 21.5 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
1253
Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania. Wikipedia
1415
Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake. Wikipedia
1809
The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars. Wikipedia
1885
Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. Wikipedia
1957
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles. Wikipedia
1964
Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
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1967
Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war. Wikipedia
1975
The Comoros declares independence from France. Wikipedia
1988
The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. Wikipedia
1998
Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 6
- 1766Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (died 1813)
- 1796Nicholas I of Russia (died 1855)
- 1817Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1905)
- 1903Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
- 1921Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
- 1923Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of the Third Polish Republic (died 2014)
- 1940Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstanturns 86 years
- 1946George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United Statesturns 80 years
Died on this day July 6
- 1189Henry II, king of England (born 1133)aged 56 years
- 1218Odo III, duke of Burgundy (born 1166)aged 52 years
- 1535Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and martyr (born 1478)aged 57 years
- 1962William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)aged 65 years
- 2004Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (born 1932)aged 72 years
- 2005Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)aged 92 years
- 2009Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1916)aged 93 years
- 2019João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style (born 1931)aged 88 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 05:32 and sets at 20:30, giving 14h 58m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 78 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 62% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 6 to Thomas More, Jan Hus and Maria Goretti.
No United Nations international day falls on July 6. 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: Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania (1253); Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake (1415). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Alexander Wilson was born on July 6, 1766; Henry II died on July 6, 1189.
172 days remain until Christmas and 179 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 6 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 51%
- of the year elapsed
- 172
- until Christmas
- 179
- until New Year
- 603
- 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