Today
Monday March 2 2026
- Day of the year
- 61/ 365
- Week
- 102,026
- Days left
- 30417%
- Moon
- 99%Full moon
Today is Monday, March 2, 2026. It is day 61 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 304 remain, and 17% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 10.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- March 3World Wildlife Day
- March 8International Women's Day
- March 20International Day of Happiness
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- John Wesleyfounder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
- Agnes of Bohemiaprincess who became a nun and saint (1211-1282)
- Charles I, Count of FlandersCount of Flanders from 1119 to 1127
- Chad of MerciaArchbishop of York; Bishop of Lichfield
- Engelmar UnzeitigCzechoslovak Roman Catholic priest (1911–1945)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Length of day
- 11h 20m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:08
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 18 days, March 20, 2026 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Memorial Day — May 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Full moon
Illumination : 99%
Moon age : 13.2 days
- Next full moon
- March 3, 2026
- Next new moon
- March 19, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Pisces
until March 21, 2026 — Aries
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
986
Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire. Wikipedia
1807
The U.S. Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, disallowing the importation of new slaves into the country. Wikipedia
1855
Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia. Wikipedia
1919
The first Communist International meets in Moscow. Wikipedia
1933
The film King Kong premieres in Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in New York City. Wikipedia
1939
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. Wikipedia
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1955
Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit. Wikipedia
1962
In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état. Wikipedia
1969
In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. Wikipedia
1992
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of which (except San Marino) were former Soviet republics, join the United Nations. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day March 2
- 1316Robert II of Scotland (died 1390)
- 1459Pope Adrian VI (died 1523)
- 1760Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (died 1794)
- 1770Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (died 1826)
- 1931Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022)
- 1937Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian soldier and politician, 5th President of Algeria (died 2021)
- 1938Ricardo Lagos, Chilean economist, lawyer, and politician, 33rd President of Chileturns 88 years
- 1977Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter (Coldplay)turns 49 years
Died on this day March 2
- 986Lothair, king of West Francia (born 941)aged 45 years
- 1589Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (born 1520)aged 69 years
- 1619Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (born 1574)aged 45 years
- 1791John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (born 1703)aged 88 years
- 1797Horace Walpole, English historian and politician (born 1717)aged 80 years
- 1835Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1768)aged 67 years
- 1840Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (born 1758)aged 82 years
- 2009João Bernardo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1939)aged 70 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 06:28 and sets at 17:48, giving 11h 20m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 18 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is full, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on March 3, 2026 and the next new moon on March 19, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches March 2 to John Wesley, Agnes of Bohemia and Charles I, Count of Flanders.
No United Nations international day falls on March 2. The next one on the calendar is World Wildlife Day, on March 3.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire (986); The U.S. Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, disallowing the importation of new slaves into the country (1807). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Robert II of Scotland was born on March 2, 1316; Lothair died on March 2, 986.
298 days remain until Christmas and 305 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — March 2 falls under the sign of Pisces.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 17%
- of the year elapsed
- 298
- until Christmas
- 305
- until New Year
- 729
- 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