Today
Wednesday July 8 2026
- Day of the year
- 189/ 365
- Week
- 282,026
- Days left
- 17652%
- Moon
- 41%Waning crescent
Today is Wednesday, July 8, 2026. It is day 189 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 176 remain, and 52% 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.
- Adrian IIIpope
- Eugene IIIpope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153
- Edgar of EnglandKing of the English (r. 959–975)
- Peter the Hermit11th century French Christian priest and key figure during the First Crusade
- Priscilla and Aquilalate Roman Christian missionary married couple
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Length of day
- 14h 57m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:01
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 76 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 crescent
Illumination : 41%
Moon age : 23.5 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
1167
The Byzantines defeat the Hungarian army decisively at Sirmium, forcing the Hungarians to sue for peace. Wikipedia
1497
Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India. Wikipedia
1579
Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan. Wikipedia
1709
Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe. Wikipedia
1859
King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway. Wikipedia
1889
The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published. Wikipedia
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1912
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves. Wikipedia
1947
Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. Wikipedia
2014
Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. Wikipedia
2014
The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, in a match dubbed the Mineiraço. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 8
Died on this day July 8
- 810Pepin of Italy, son of Charlemagne (born 773)aged 33 years
- 975Edgar the Peaceful, English king (born 943)aged 31 years
- 1623Pope Gregory XV (born 1554)aged 69 years
- 1695Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (born 1629)aged 66 years
- 1873Franz Xaver Winterhalter, German painter and lithographer (born 1805)aged 68 years
- 1943Jean Moulin, French soldier and leader of the French Resistance (born 1899)aged 44 years
- 1994Kim Il Sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (born 1912)aged 82 years
- 2011Betty Ford, 38th First Lady of the United States (born 1918)aged 93 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 05:33 and sets at 20:29, giving 14h 57m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 76 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 41% illuminated. The next full moon falls on July 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 8 to Adrian III, Eugene III and Edgar of England.
No United Nations international day falls on July 8. 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: The Byzantines defeat the Hungarian army decisively at Sirmium, forcing the Hungarians to sue for peace (1167); Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India (1497). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Gian Giorgio Trissino was born on July 8, 1478; Pepin of Italy died on July 8, 810.
170 days remain until Christmas and 177 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 8 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 52%
- of the year elapsed
- 170
- until Christmas
- 177
- until New Year
- 601
- 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