Today
Monday June 22 2026
- Day of the year
- 173/ 365
- Week
- 262,026
- Days left
- 19247%
- Moon
- 58%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, June 22, 2026. It is day 173 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 192 remain, and 47% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 26.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- June 23United Nations Public Service Day
- June 26International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- July 11World Population Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Thomas MoreEnglish statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
- Innocent V185th Pope of the Catholic Church
- John FisherEnglish Roman Catholic cardinal and saint (c. 1469–1535)
- Saint AlbanBritish protomartyr
- Paulinus of NolaChristian bishop and saint
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Length of day
- 15h 6m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 92 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Independence Day — July 3, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 58%
Moon age : 7.5 days
- Next full moon
- June 29, 2026
- Next new moon
- July 14, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Cancer
until July 23, 2026 — Leo
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
-168
Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War. Wikipedia
431
The Council of Ephesus, the third ecumenical council, begins, dealing with Nestorianism. Wikipedia
813
Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian. Wikipedia
1633
The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Wikipedia
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1944
World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre. Wikipedia
1962
Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people. Wikipedia
1986
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup. Wikipedia
2012
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 22
- 1757George Vancouver, English lieutenant and explorer (died 1798).
- 1767Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher, academic, and politician, Interior Minister of Prussia (died 1835).
- 1837Paul Morphy, American chess player (died 1884)
- 1861Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (died 1914)
- 1864Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician and academic (died 1909)
- 1887Julian Huxley, English biologist and academic (died 1975)
- 1897Norbert Elias, German-Dutch sociologist and philosopher (died 1990)
- 1910Konrad Zuse, German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer (died 1995)
Died on this day June 22
- 1276Innocent V, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1225)aged 51 years
- 1925Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)aged 76 years
- 1965David O. Selznick, American screenwriter and producer (born 1902)aged 63 years
- 1969Judy Garland, American actress and singer (born 1922)aged 47 years
- 1974Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (born 1892)aged 82 years
- 1987Fred Astaire, American actor and dancer (born 1899)aged 88 years
- 2008George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (born 1937)aged 71 years
- 2015James Horner, American composer and conductor (born 1953)aged 62 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 05:25 and sets at 20:31, giving 15h 6m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 92 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 58% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 22 to Thomas More, Innocent V and John Fisher.
No United Nations international day falls on June 22. The next one on the calendar is United Nations Public Service Day, on June 23.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War (-168); The Council of Ephesus, the third ecumenical council, begins, dealing with Nestorianism (431). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
George Vancouver was born on June 22, 1757; Innocent V died on June 22, 1276.
186 days remain until Christmas and 193 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 22 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 47%
- of the year elapsed
- 186
- until Christmas
- 193
- until New Year
- 617
- 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