Today
Thursday June 4 2026
- Day of the year
- 155/ 365
- Week
- 232,026
- Days left
- 21042%
- Moon
- 84%Waning gibbous
Today is Thursday, June 4, 2026. It is day 155 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 210 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.
- Mary of Bethanyfigure described in the Gospel of John; sister of Lazarus and Martha, living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem
- Peter of VeronaItalian Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint
- Optatus4th century Christian theologian and priest
- RhipsimeArmenian saint
- Metrophanes of ByzantiumBishop of Byzantium from 306 to 314
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Length of day
- 14h 57m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 17 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 : 84%
Moon age : 18.8 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
1745
Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeat an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession. Wikipedia
1783
The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon). Wikipedia
1859
Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army. Wikipedia
1916
World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia. Wikipedia
1920
Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: The British Armed Forces completes evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech. Wikipedia
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1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Wikipedia
1970
Tonga gains independence from the British Empire. Wikipedia
1989
Solidarity's victory in the 1989 Polish legislative election occurs, the first election since the Communist Polish United Workers' Party abandoned its monopoly of power. It sparks off the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe. Wikipedia
1989
The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests are suppressed in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with between 241 and 10,000 dead (an unofficial estimate). Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day June 4
- 1738George III of the United Kingdom (died 1820)
- 1867Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish general and politician, 6th President of Finland (died 1951)
- 1907Rosalind Russell, American actress (died 1976)
- 1912Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (died 1993)
- 1924Dennis Weaver, American actor and director (died 2006)
- 1932John Drew Barrymore, American actor (died 2004)
- 1936Bruce Dern, American actorturns 90 years
- 1947Viktor Klima, Austrian businessman and politician, 25th Chancellor of Austriaturns 79 years
Died on this day June 4
- 1039Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 990)aged 49 years
- 1102Władysław I Herman, Polish nobleman (born c. 1044)aged 59 years
- 1206Adela of Champagne (born 1140)aged 66 years
- 1472Nezahualcoyotl, Aztec poet (born 1402)aged 70 years
- 1798Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and author (born 1725)aged 73 years
- 1830Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (born 1795)aged 35 years
- 1941Wilhelm II, German Emperor (born 1859)aged 82 years
- 1942Reinhard Heydrich, German SS officer and a principle architect of the Holocaust (born 1904)aged 38 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 20:23, giving 14h 57m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 17 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 84% illuminated. The next full moon falls on June 29, 2026 and the next new moon on June 15, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches June 4 to Mary of Bethany, Peter of Verona and Optatus.
No United Nations international day falls on June 4. 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: Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeat an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession (1745); The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon) (1783). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
George III of the United Kingdom was born on June 4, 1738; Conrad II died on June 4, 1039.
204 days remain until Christmas and 211 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — June 4 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 42%
- of the year elapsed
- 204
- until Christmas
- 211
- until New Year
- 635
- 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