Today
Wednesday March 25 2026
- Day of the year
- 84/ 365
- Week
- 132,026
- Days left
- 28123%
- Moon
- 48%First quarter
Today is Wednesday, March 25, 2026. It is day 84 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 281 remain, and 23% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 13.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- April 2World Autism Awareness Day
- April 7World Health Day
- April 12International Day of Human Space Flight
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Gregory I64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
- IsaacBiblical character; son of Abraham
- Annunciationannouncement of the birth of Jesus to Mary
- Penitent ThiefChristian saint; thief pardoned by Jesus on the cross in Luke 23:39-43
- PhinehasThird high priest of Israel
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Length of day
- 12h 23m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:02
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 88 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
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
First quarter
Illumination : 48%
Moon age : 6.6 days
- Next full moon
- April 2, 2026
- Next new moon
- April 17, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Aries
until April 20, 2026 — Taurus
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
421
Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. Wikipedia
717
Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter a monastery, allowing Leo III to take the throne and begin the Isaurian dynasty. Wikipedia
1306
Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). Wikipedia
1409
The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism. Wikipedia
1655
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens. Wikipedia
1821
Greek War of Independence: Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821 (Julian calendar). Wikipedia
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1911
In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers. Wikipedia
1941
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact. Wikipedia
1957
The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members. Wikipedia
1975
Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day March 25
- 1297Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1341)
- 1347Catherine of Siena, Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint (died 1380)
- 1541Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1587)
- 1699Johann Adolph Hasse, German singer and composer (died 1783)
- 1767Joachim Murat, French general (died 1815)
- 1867Arturo Toscanini, Italian-American cellist and conductor (died 1957)
- 1881Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1945)
- 1908David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)
Died on this day March 25
- 1223Alfonso II, king of Portugal (born 1185)aged 38 years
- 1712Nehemiah Grew, English anatomist and physiologist (born 1641)aged 71 years
- 1801Novalis, German poet and author (born 1772)aged 29 years
- 1914Frédéric Mistral, French lexicographer and poet, 1904 Nobel Prize laureate (born 1830)aged 84 years
- 1918Claude Debussy, French composer (born 1862)aged 56 years
- 1975Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (born 1906)aged 69 years
- 1980Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist (born 1901)aged 79 years
- 2006Richard Fleischer, American film director (born 1916)aged 90 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 06:51 and sets at 19:13, giving 12h 23m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 88 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is at first quarter, 48% illuminated. The next full moon falls on April 2, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches March 25 to Gregory I, Isaac and Annunciation.
No United Nations international day falls on March 25. The next one on the calendar is World Autism Awareness Day, on April 2.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto (421); Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter a monastery, allowing Leo III to take the throne and begin the Isaurian dynasty (717). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Andronikos III Palaiologos was born on March 25, 1297; Alfonso II died on March 25, 1223.
275 days remain until Christmas and 282 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — March 25 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 23%
- of the year elapsed
- 275
- until Christmas
- 282
- until New Year
- 706
- 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