Today
Monday June 15 2026
- Day of the year
- 166/ 365
- Week
- 252,026
- Days left
- 19945%
- Moon
- 0%New moon
Today is Monday, June 15, 2026. It is day 166 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 199 remain, and 45% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 25.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- June 17World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- June 20World Refugee Day
- June 21International Day of Yoga
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Augustine of HippoChristian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
- Jerome4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
- Amos8th-century BCE Israelite biblical prophet, Christian saint, traditionally linked to the Book of Amos
- Vitus3rd or 4th-century Sicilian saint
- Bernard of MenthonFrench priest and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Length of day
- 15h 5m
- Solar noon
- 12:57
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 6 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
New moon
Illumination : 0%
Moon age : 0.5 days
- Next full moon
- June 29, 2026
- Next new moon
- July 14, 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
-763
Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. Wikipedia
923
Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. Wikipedia
1184
The naval Battle of Fimreite is won by the Birkebeiner pretender Sverre Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson takes the Norwegian throne and King Magnus V of Norway is killed. Wikipedia
1215
King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta. Wikipedia
1219
Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. Wikipedia
1389
The Ottomans under Sultan Murad I defeat a Serb army under Lazar of Serbia in the battle of Kosovo. Both leaders are killed in the battle. Wikipedia
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1520
Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine. Wikipedia
1919
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Wikipedia
1944
World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate. Wikipedia
1977
After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 15
- 1330Edward, the Black Prince of England (died 1376)
- 1843Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1907)
- 1914Yuri Andropov, Russian politician (died 1984)
- 1927Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (died 1995)
- 1943Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmarkturns 83 years
- 1943Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor (died 2017)
- 1946Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)
- 1954Jim Belushi, American actorturns 72 years
Died on this day June 15
- 991Theophanu, Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 960)aged 31 years
- 1772Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (born 1694)aged 78 years
- 1849James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (born 1795)aged 54 years
- 1888Frederick III, German Emperor (born 1831)aged 57 years
- 1889Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (born 1850)aged 39 years
- 1968Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1925)aged 45 years
- 1996Ella Fitzgerald, American singer and actress (born 1917)aged 79 years
- 2003Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor (born 1911)aged 92 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 20:29, giving 15h 5m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 6 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is new, 0% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 15 to Augustine of Hippo, Jerome and Amos.
No United Nations international day falls on June 15. The next one on the calendar is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, on June 17.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history (-763); Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy (923). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Edward was born on June 15, 1330; Theophanu died on June 15, 991.
193 days remain until Christmas and 200 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 15 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 45%
- of the year elapsed
- 193
- until Christmas
- 200
- until New Year
- 624
- 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