Today
Tuesday June 2 2026
- Day of the year
- 153/ 365
- Week
- 232,026
- Days left
- 21242%
- Moon
- 95%Waning gibbous
Today is Tuesday, June 2, 2026. It is day 153 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 212 remain, and 42% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 23.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- June 5World Environment Day
- June 8World Oceans Day
- June 12World Day Against Child Labour
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Eugene Ipope
- Nikephoros I of Constantinoplepatriarch of Constantinople
- Erasmus of FormiaeChristian saint and martyr
- Blandina2nd century Gallic Christian martyr
- Saint Pothinus2nd century bishop of Lyon and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Length of day
- 14h 55m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 19 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 gibbous
Illumination : 95%
Moon age : 16.8 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
455
Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. Wikipedia
1098
First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later. Wikipedia
1793
French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror. Wikipedia
1878
Nobiling assassination attempt by anarchist Karl Nobiling targeting the German Kaiser, Wilhelm I. Wikipedia
1896
Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph. Wikipedia
1946
Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled. Wikipedia
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1953
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation, and one of the first major international events, to be televised. Wikipedia
1967
Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran are brutally suppressed, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group 2 June Movement. Wikipedia
1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. Wikipedia
2003
Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 2
- 1535Pope Leo XI (died 1605)
- 1740Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician (died 1814)
- 1835Pope Pius X (died 1914)
- 1840Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (died 1928)
- 1857Edward Elgar, English composer and educator (died 1934)
- 1863Felix Weingartner, Croatian-Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1942)
- 1904Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (died 1984)
- 1940Constantine II of Greece (died 2023)
Died on this day June 2
- 1701Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (born 1607)aged 94 years
- 1882Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (born 1807)aged 75 years
- 1948Karl Brandt, German SS officer (born 1904)aged 44 years
- 1970Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (born 1937)aged 33 years
- 1987Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (born 1893)aged 94 years
- 1990Rex Harrison, English actor (born 1908)aged 82 years
- 2008Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1928)aged 80 years
- 2008Mel Ferrer, American actor (born 1917)aged 91 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 05:27 and sets at 20:22, giving 14h 55m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 19 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 95% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on June 15, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 2 to Eugene I, Nikephoros I of Constantinople and Erasmus of Formiae.
No United Nations international day falls on June 2. The next one on the calendar is World Environment Day, on June 5.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks (455); First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later (1098). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Pope Leo XI was born on June 2, 1535; Madeleine de Scudéry died on June 2, 1701.
206 days remain until Christmas and 213 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 2 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 42%
- of the year elapsed
- 206
- until Christmas
- 213
- until New Year
- 637
- 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