Today
Wednesday June 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 175/ 365
- Week
- 262,026
- Days left
- 19048%
- Moon
- 76%Waxing gibbous
Today is Wednesday, June 24, 2026. It is day 175 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 190 remain, and 48% 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 26International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- July 11World Population Day
- July 18Nelson Mandela International Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- John the Baptist1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher (Bible)
- Nicetas of RemesianaBishop of Remesiana
- María Guadalupe García ZavalaMexican Catholic nun and saint (1878-1963)
- Rumbold of MechelenIrish or Scottish Christian missionary and martyr
- Gohard of Nantessaint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Length of day
- 15h 5m
- Solar noon
- 12:59
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 90 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 : 76%
Moon age : 9.5 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
972
Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place. Wikipedia
1314
First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce. Wikipedia
1340
Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded personally by King Edward III. Wikipedia
1497
John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings. Wikipedia
1821
Battle of Carabobo: Decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. Wikipedia
1859
Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. Wikipedia
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1947
Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. Wikipedia
1948
Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. Wikipedia
2010
At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history. Wikipedia
2023
The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 24
- 1360Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general
- 1850Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Sudan (died 1916)
- 1883Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)
- 1888Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect, designed the Rietveld Schröder House (died 1964)
- 1895Jack Dempsey, American boxer and soldier (died 1983)
- 1911Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine race car driver (died 1995)
- 1915Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (died 2001)
- 1945George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New Yorkturns 81 years
Died on this day June 24
- 1519Lucrezia Borgia, Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (born 1480)aged 39 years
- 1908Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (born 1837)aged 71 years
- 1922Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1867)aged 55 years
- 1935Carlos Gardel, French-Argentine singer, composer and actor (born 1890)aged 45 years
- 1987Jackie Gleason, American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1916)aged 71 years
- 2002Pierre Werner, Luxembourgish banker and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (born 1913)aged 89 years
- 2014Eli Wallach, American actor (born 1915)aged 99 years
- 2021Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines (born 1960)aged 61 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 05:26 and sets at 20:31, giving 15h 5m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 90 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 76% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 24 to John the Baptist, Nicetas of Remesiana and María Guadalupe García Zavala.
No United Nations international day falls on June 24. The next one on the calendar is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on June 26.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place (972); First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce (1314). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Nuno Álvares Pereira was born on June 24, 1360; Lucrezia Borgia died on June 24, 1519.
184 days remain until Christmas and 191 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 24 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 48%
- of the year elapsed
- 184
- until Christmas
- 191
- until New Year
- 615
- 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