Today
Wednesday May 6 2026
- Day of the year
- 126/ 365
- Week
- 192,026
- Days left
- 23935%
- Moon
- 79%Waning gibbous
Today is Wednesday, May 6, 2026. It is day 126 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 239 remain, and 35% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 19.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- May 8World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- May 12International Nurses Day
- May 15International Day of Families
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Dominic SavioItalian saint (1842-1857)
- Evodiusearly Christian bishop of Antioch
- Peter NolascoSpanish saint
- François de LavalCatholic saint, First Bishop of Quebec
- Lucius of CyreneAncient Roman saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Length of day
- 14h 9m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 46 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
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 79%
Moon age : 19.2 days
- Next full moon
- May 31, 2026
- Next new moon
- May 16, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Taurus
until May 21, 2026 — Gemini
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
1527
Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. Wikipedia
1542
Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time. Wikipedia
1682
Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles. Wikipedia
1757
Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War. Wikipedia
1889
The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris. Wikipedia
1910
George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII. Wikipedia
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1942
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Wikipedia
1976
The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affects Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured. Wikipedia
1994
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Wikipedia
2023
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day May 6
- 1501Marcellus II, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1555)
- 1574Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1655)
- 1758Maximilien Robespierre, French politician (died 1794)
- 1769Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1824)
- 1856Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (died 1939)
- 1895Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (died 1926)
- 1951Samuel Doe, Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st President of Liberia (died 1990)
- 1953Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdomturns 73 years
Died on this day May 6
- 1527Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (born 1490)aged 37 years
- 1638Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (born 1585)aged 53 years
- 1862Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (born 1817)aged 45 years
- 1910Edward VII of the United Kingdom (born 1841)aged 69 years
- 1949Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862)aged 87 years
- 1952Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (born 1870)aged 82 years
- 2002Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (born 1948)aged 54 years
- 2013Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (born 1919)aged 94 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 05:48 and sets at 19:57, giving 14h 9m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 46 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 79% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 6 to Dominic Savio, Evodius and Peter Nolasco.
No United Nations international day falls on May 6. The next one on the calendar is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, on May 8.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance (1527); Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time (1542). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Marcellus II was born on May 6, 1501; Charles III died on May 6, 1527.
233 days remain until Christmas and 240 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 6 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 35%
- of the year elapsed
- 233
- until Christmas
- 240
- until New Year
- 664
- 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