Today
Saturday June 27 2026
- Day of the year
- 178/ 365
- Week
- 262,026
- Days left
- 18749%
- Moon
- 95%Waxing gibbous
Today is Saturday, June 27, 2026. It is day 178 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 187 remain, and 49% 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
- July 11World Population Day
- July 18Nelson Mandela International Day
- July 30World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Cyril of AlexandriaPatriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444
- Seven Sleepersstory in Christian folklore and the Qur'an
- Ladislaus I of HungaryKing of Hungary from 1077 to 1095
- Cyril LucarisPatriarch of Constantinople
- Our Lady of Perpetual Helptitle for the Virgin Mary and a 15th century icon
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Length of day
- 15h 4m
- Solar noon
- 12:59
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 87 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 : 95%
Moon age : 12.5 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
1743
In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle. Wikipedia
1806
British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate. Wikipedia
1898
The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. Wikipedia
1905
During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. Wikipedia
1954
The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. Wikipedia
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1973
The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship. Wikipedia
1977
France grants independence to Djibouti. Wikipedia
1980
The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. Wikipedia
2007
Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Chancellor Gordon Brown succeeds him. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 27
- 1462Louis XII, king of France (died 1515)
- 1550Charles IX, king of France (died 1574)
- 1846Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (died 1891)
- 1869Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist (died 1940)
- 1941Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (died 1996)
- 1955Isabelle Adjani, French actressturns 71 years
- 1966J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriterturns 60 years
- 1975Tobey Maguire, American actorturns 51 years
Died on this day June 27
- 1831Sophie Germain, French mathematician and physicist (born 1776)aged 55 years
- 1844Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement (born 1805)aged 39 years
- 1996Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (born 1909)aged 87 years
- 1999Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919)aged 80 years
- 2000Pierre Pflimlin, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1907)aged 93 years
- 2001Jack Lemmon, American actor (born 1925)aged 76 years
- 2002John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and producer (born 1944)aged 58 years
- 2016Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (born 1929)aged 87 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 20:31, giving 15h 4m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 87 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 95% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on July 14, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 27 to Cyril of Alexandria, Seven Sleepers and Ladislaus I of Hungary.
No United Nations international day falls on June 27. The next one on the calendar is World Population Day, on July 11.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle (1743); British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate (1806). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Louis XII was born on June 27, 1462; Sophie Germain died on June 27, 1831.
181 days remain until Christmas and 188 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 27 falls under the sign of Cancer.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 49%
- of the year elapsed
- 181
- until Christmas
- 188
- until New Year
- 612
- 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