Today
Tuesday June 16 2026
- Day of the year
- 167/ 365
- Week
- 252,026
- Days left
- 19846%
- Moon
- 4%Waxing crescent
Today is Tuesday, June 16, 2026. It is day 167 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 198 remain, and 46% 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.
- Bennobishop and saint
- Cyricus and Julittapair of Christian martyrs
- John Francis RegisFrench Jesuit priest
- LutgardisFlemish saint
- Maria Theresia SchererSwiss nun (1825-1888)
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 — 5 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
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 4%
Moon age : 1.5 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
1487
Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses. Wikipedia
1745
War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date). Wikipedia
1815
Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo. Wikipedia
1846
The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy. Wikipedia
1903
The Ford Motor Company is incorporated. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français). Wikipedia
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1955
In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a c Wikipedia
1963
Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. Wikipedia
1976
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. Wikipedia
2002
Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day June 16
- 1139Emperor Konoe of Japan (died 1155)
- 1583Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (died 1654)
- 1829Geronimo, Apache military leader (died 1909)
- 1874Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1960)
- 1890Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (died 1965)
- 1912Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (died 1998)
- 1937Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgarian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Bulgariaturns 89 years
- 1952George Papandreou, Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greeceturns 74 years
Died on this day June 16
- 956Hugh the Great, Frankish nobleman (born 898)aged 58 years
- 1185Richeza of Poland, queen of León (born c. 1140)aged 45 years
- 1722John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (born 1650)aged 72 years
- 1944Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (born 1886)aged 58 years
- 1958Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1895)aged 62 years
- 2004Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1911)aged 93 years
- 2017Helmut Kohl, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1930)aged 87 years
- 2023Gino Mäder, Swiss cyclist (born 1997)aged 26 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 5 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 4% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 16 to Benno, Cyricus and Julitta and John Francis Regis.
No United Nations international day falls on June 16. 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: Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses (1487); War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date) (1745). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Emperor Konoe of Japan was born on June 16, 1139; Hugh the Great died on June 16, 956.
192 days remain until Christmas and 199 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 16 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 46%
- of the year elapsed
- 192
- until Christmas
- 199
- until New Year
- 623
- 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