Today
Wednesday October 14 2026
- Day of the year
- 287/ 365
- Week
- 422,026
- Days left
- 7879%
- Moon
- 16%Waxing crescent
Today is Wednesday, October 14, 2026. It is day 287 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 78 remain, and 79% 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 15International Day of Rural Women
- October 16World Food Day
- October 17International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Julius NyerereTanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
- Callixtus IBishop of Rome from c. 218 to c. 223
- Paraskeva of the Balkansascetic saint
- Cosmas of MaiumaBishop and hymnographer
- Donatian of ReimsFrench bishop and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Length of day
- 11h 11m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:42
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 68 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Veterans Day — November 11, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 16%
Moon age : 4.0 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
1066
The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. Wikipedia
1758
Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch. Wikipedia
1806
War of the Fourth Coalition: Napoleon decisively defeats Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. Wikipedia
1888
Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene. Wikipedia
1939
World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland. Wikipedia
1947
Flying the Bell X-1 over Muroc Army Air Field in California, Captain Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in level flight, reaching Mach 1.05. Wikipedia
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1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba. Wikipedia
1964
Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. Wikipedia
1964
The Soviet Presidium and the Communist Party Central Committee each vote to accept Nikita Khrushchev's "voluntary" request to retire from his offices. Wikipedia
1981
Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 14
- 1644William Penn, English businessman who founded Pennsylvania (died 1718)
- 1712George Grenville, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1770)
- 1801Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and academic, created the Phenakistoscope (died 1883)
- 1882Éamon de Valera, American-Irish rebel and politician, 3rd President of Ireland (died 1975)
- 1890Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (died 1969)
- 1911Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)
- 1914Raymond Davis Jr., American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2006)
- 1930Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (died 1997)
Died on this day October 14
- 1066Battle of Hastings:aged 40 years
- 1831Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer and educator (born 1761)aged 70 years
- 1944Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (born 1891)aged 53 years
- 1958Douglas Mawson, Australian geologist, academic, and explorer (born 1882)aged 76 years
- 1959Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor, singer, and producer (born 1909)aged 50 years
- 1967Marcel Aymé, French author and playwright (born 1902)aged 65 years
- 1984Martin Ryle, English astronomer and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)aged 66 years
- 1999Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian educator and politician, 1st President of Tanzania (born 1922)aged 77 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 07:06 and sets at 18:18, giving 11h 11m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 68 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 16% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 14 to Julius Nyerere, Callixtus I and Paraskeva of the Balkans.
No United Nations international day falls on October 14. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Rural Women, on October 15.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings (1066); Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch (1758). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
William Penn was born on October 14, 1644; Battle of Hastings: died on October 14, 1066.
72 days remain until Christmas and 79 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 14 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 79%
- of the year elapsed
- 72
- until Christmas
- 79
- until New Year
- 503
- 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