Today
Monday October 12 2026
- Day of the year
- 285/ 365
- Week
- 422,026
- Days left
- 8078%
- Moon
- 4%Waxing crescent
Today is Monday, October 12, 2026. It is day 285 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 80 remain, and 78% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 42.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- October 13International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
- October 15International Day of Rural Women
- October 16World Food Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Edith CavellBritish nurse (1865-1915)
- Carlo AcutisItalian Catholic saint
- Penitent ThiefChristian saint; thief pardoned by Jesus on the cross in Luke 23:39-43
- Symeon the New TheologianChristian saint, monk, and theologian
- Edwin of NorthumbriaKing of Deira and Bernicia
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Length of day
- 11h 16m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:42
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 70 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
- Public holidayColumbus Day
Next public holiday : Veterans Day — November 11, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 4%
Moon age : 2.0 days
- Next full moon
- October 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- November 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Libra
until October 23, 2026 — Scorpio
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
1398
In the Treaty of Salynas, Lithuania cedes Samogitia to the Teutonic Knights. Wikipedia
1492
Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall on San Salvador Island in the Caribbean. (Julian calendar) Wikipedia
1810
The citizens of Munich hold the first Oktoberfest in celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Louis of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Wikipedia
1822
Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor. Wikipedia
1928
An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital. Wikipedia
1968
Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain. Wikipedia
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1984
The Provisional Irish Republican Army fail to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. The bomb kills five people and wounds at least 31 others. Wikipedia
1999
Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup. Wikipedia
2000
The USS Cole, a US Navy destroyer, is badly damaged by two al-Qaeda suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39. Wikipedia
2002
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 12
- 1537Edward VI, king of England (died 1553)
- 1798Pedro I, emperor of Brazil (died 1834)
- 1865Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940)
- 1891Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (died 1942)
- 1896Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
- 1917Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2004)
- 1934Richard Meier, American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Towerturns 92 years
- 1935Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (died 2007)
Died on this day October 12
- 1492Piero della Francesca, Italian mathematician and painter (born 1415)aged 77 years
- 1870Robert E. Lee, American general (born 1807)aged 63 years
- 1924Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1844)aged 80 years
- 1965Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)aged 66 years
- 1969Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (born 1912)aged 57 years
- 1971Gene Vincent, American musician (born 1935)aged 36 years
- 1998Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (born 1976)aged 22 years
- 2009Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (born 1974)aged 35 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 07:04 and sets at 18:21, giving 11h 16m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 70 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 4% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 12 to Edith Cavell, Carlo Acutis and Penitent Thief.
No United Nations international day falls on October 12. The next one on the calendar is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, on October 13.
It is a public holiday in the United States: Columbus Day.
On this day in history: In the Treaty of Salynas, Lithuania cedes Samogitia to the Teutonic Knights (1398); Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall on San Salvador Island in the Caribbean. (Julian calendar) (1492). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Edward VI was born on October 12, 1537; Piero della Francesca died on October 12, 1492.
74 days remain until Christmas and 81 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 12 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 78%
- of the year elapsed
- 74
- until Christmas
- 81
- until New Year
- 505
- 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