Today
Thursday June 11 2026
- Day of the year
- 162/ 365
- Week
- 242,026
- Days left
- 20344%
- Moon
- 17%Waning crescent
Today is Thursday, June 11, 2026. It is day 162 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 203 remain, and 44% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 24.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- June 12World Day Against Child Labour
- June 14World Blood Donor Day
- June 17World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Bartholomew the ApostleChristian apostle and martyr
- Barnabas1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church
- RimbertArchbishop of Bremen
- Ignatius MaloyanArmenian Catholic archbishop, martyr and saint
- Yolanda of PolandPrincess of Hungary and Duchess of Poland, later abbess
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Length of day
- 15h 3m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:56
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 10 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Juneteenth National Independence Day — June 19, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning crescent
Illumination : 17%
Moon age : 25.8 days
- Next full moon
- June 29, 2026
- Next new moon
- June 15, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Gemini
until June 21, 2026 — Cancer
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
1157
Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first margrave. Wikipedia
1345
The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners. Wikipedia
1509
Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon. Wikipedia
1770
British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. Wikipedia
1898
The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.) Wikipedia
1903
A group of Serbian officers storms the royal palace and assassinates King Alexander I of Serbia and his wife, Queen Draga. Wikipedia
Show more (4)
1962
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. Wikipedia
1963
Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. Wikipedia
1963
American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Wikipedia
2004
Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 11
- 1776John Constable, English painter and academic (died 1837)
- 1864Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (died 1949)
- 1899Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972)
- 1910Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (died 1997)
- 1928Queen Fabiola of Belgium (died 2014)
- 1933Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2016)
- 1939Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver and sports presenterturns 87 years
- 1956Joe Montana, American football player and sportscasterturns 70 years
Died on this day June 11
- 1560Mary of Guise, queen of James V of Scotland (born 1515)aged 45 years
- 1847John Franklin, English admiral and politician (born 1786)aged 61 years
- 1936Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (born 1906)aged 30 years
- 1979John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (born 1907)aged 72 years
- 1999DeForest Kelley, American actor and screenwriter (born 1920)aged 79 years
- 2001Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (born 1968)aged 33 years
- 2005Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1922)aged 84 years
- 2012Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (born 1952)aged 60 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 05:24 and sets at 20:27, giving 15h 3m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 10 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 17% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on June 15, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 11 to Bartholomew the Apostle, Barnabas and Rimbert.
No United Nations international day falls on June 11. The next one on the calendar is World Day Against Child Labour, on June 12.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first margrave (1157); The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners (1345). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John Constable was born on June 11, 1776; Mary of Guise died on June 11, 1560.
197 days remain until Christmas and 204 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 11 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 44%
- of the year elapsed
- 197
- until Christmas
- 204
- until New Year
- 628
- 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