Today
Wednesday June 17 2026
- Day of the year
- 168/ 365
- Week
- 252,026
- Days left
- 19746%
- Moon
- 9%Waxing crescent
Today is Wednesday, June 17, 2026. It is day 168 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 197 remain, and 46% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 25.
What's celebrated on this date
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Theresa of PortugalQueen of León (1178 – 1250)
- Botwulf of ThorneyEnglish abbot and saint
- RaineriusItalian saint
- Saint HervéBreton saint
- Paolo Burali d'ArezzoRoman Catholic cardinal (1511-1578)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:30
- 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 — 4 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 : 9%
Moon age : 2.5 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
1462
Vlad the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack at Târgovişte), forcing him to retreat from Wallachia. Wikipedia
1497
Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof. Wikipedia
1579
Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England. Wikipedia
1775
American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill. Wikipedia
1885
The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. Wikipedia
1900
Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China. Wikipedia
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1940
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
1944
Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic. Wikipedia
1953
Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion. Wikipedia
1972
Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democr Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 17
- 1714César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (died 1784)
- 1832William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (died 1919)
- 1882Igor Stravinsky, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1971)
- 1888Heinz Guderian, German general (died 1954)
- 1898M. C. Escher, Dutch illustrator (died 1972)
- 1904Ralph Bellamy, American actor (died 1991)
- 1920François Jacob, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
- 1929Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (died 1984)
Died on this day June 17
- 676Adeodatus, pope of the Catholic Church
- 1025Bolesław I the Brave, Polish king (born 967)aged 58 years
- 1696John III Sobieski, Polish king (born 1629)aged 67 years
- 1821Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (born 1785)aged 36 years
- 1961Jeff Chandler, American actor (born 1918)aged 43 years
- 1996Thomas Kuhn, American historian and philosopher (born 1922)aged 74 years
- 2007Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (born 1944)aged 63 years
- 2019Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951)aged 68 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 20:30, giving 15h 5m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 4 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 9% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 17 to Theresa of Portugal, Botwulf of Thorney and Rainerius.
June 17 is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Vlad the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack at Târgovişte), forcing him to retreat from Wallachia (1462); Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof (1497). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
César-François Cassini de Thury was born on June 17, 1714; Adeodatus died on June 17, 676.
191 days remain until Christmas and 198 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 17 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 46%
- of the year elapsed
- 191
- until Christmas
- 198
- until New Year
- 622
- 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