Today
Thursday October 15 2026
- Day of the year
- 288/ 365
- Week
- 422,026
- Days left
- 7779%
- Moon
- 23%Waxing crescent
Today is Thursday, October 15, 2026. It is day 288 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 77 remain, and 79% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 42.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day of Rural Women
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Teresa of ÁvilaRoman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
- Magdalene of NagasakiJapanese saint
- BarsesSyriac bishop of Carras and Edessa
- Severus of TrierBishop of Trier (5th c.)
- Thecla of KitzingenBenedictine abbess and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Length of day
- 11h 9m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:42
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 67 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 : 23%
Moon age : 5.0 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
Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. Wikipedia
1783
The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier. Wikipedia
1815
Napoleon begins his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia
1940
President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government. Wikipedia
1944
World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
1979
A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War. Wikipedia
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1987
A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara. Wikipedia
1990
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation. Wikipedia
1997
The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn. Wikipedia
2003
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 15
- 1608Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (died 1647)
- 1829Asaph Hall, American astronomer and academic (died 1907)
- 1844Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher (died 1900)
- 1900Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (died 1987)
- 1908John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, 7th United States Ambassador to India (died 2006)
- 1917Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American historian and critic (died 2007)
- 1920Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
- 1923Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (died 1985)
Died on this day October 15
- 1389Pope Urban VI (born 1318)aged 71 years
- 1917Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (born 1876)aged 41 years
- 1946Hermann Göring, German general and Nazi politician, convicted Nuremburg war criminal (born 1893)aged 53 years
- 1964Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (born 1891)aged 73 years
- 1987Thomas Sankara, Burkinabe captain and politician, 5th President of Burkina Faso (born 1949)aged 38 years
- 2000Konrad Emil Bloch, Polish-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)aged 88 years
- 2012Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (born 1922)aged 90 years
- 2018Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, philanthropist, owner of the Seattle Seahawks (born 1953)aged 65 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 07:07 and sets at 18:16, giving 11h 9m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 67 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 23% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 15 to Teresa of Ávila, Magdalene of Nagasaki and Barses.
October 15 is International Day of Rural Women, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later (1066); The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1783). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Evangelista Torricelli was born on October 15, 1608; Pope Urban VI died on October 15, 1389.
71 days remain until Christmas and 78 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 15 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 79%
- of the year elapsed
- 71
- until Christmas
- 78
- until New Year
- 502
- 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