Today
Saturday October 17 2026
- Day of the year
- 290/ 365
- Week
- 422,026
- Days left
- 7579%
- Moon
- 41%Waxing crescent
Today is Saturday, October 17, 2026. It is day 290 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 75 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 for the Eradication of Poverty
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Hoseabiblical figure associated with the Book of Hosea
- ShushanikArmenian Christian martyr
- Herodion of AntiochBishop of Antioch from 107 to 127
- NothhelmArchbishop of Canterbury; Saint
- Richard GwynWelsh Catholic martyr and bard
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Length of day
- 11h 3m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:41
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 65 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 : 41%
Moon age : 7.0 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
1346
The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years. Wikipedia
1448
An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo. Wikipedia
1610
French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral. Wikipedia
1662
Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds. Wikipedia
1797
Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria, ending the War of the First Coalition. Wikipedia
1931
Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion. Wikipedia
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1933
Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States. Wikipedia
1989
The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63. Wikipedia
2001
Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi is assassinated by Hamdi Quran, a member of the PFLP, thus becoming the highest-ranking Israeli to be killed by a Palestinian. Wikipedia
2017
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 17
- 1253Ivo of Kermartin, French priest and saint (died 1303)
- 1577Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (died 1621)
- 1760Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher (died 1825)
- 1813Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (died 1837)
- 1876Hippolyte Aucouturier, French road cyclist (died 1944)
- 1883Alexander Neill, Scottish educator (died 1973)
- 1898Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (died 1998)
- 1900Jean Arthur, American actress (died 1991)
Died on this day October 17
- 1586Philip Sidney, English courtier, poet, and general (born 1554)aged 32 years
- 1690Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (born 1647)aged 43 years
- 1757René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (born 1683)aged 74 years
- 1806Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (born 1758)aged 48 years
- 1837Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (born 1778)aged 59 years
- 1849Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (born 1810)aged 39 years
- 1887Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (born 1824)aged 63 years
- 1893Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (born 1808)aged 85 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 07:10 and sets at 18:13, giving 11h 3m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 65 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 41% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 17 to Hosea, Shushanik and Herodion of Antioch.
October 17 is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 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: The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years (1346); An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo (1448). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Ivo of Kermartin was born on October 17, 1253; Philip Sidney died on October 17, 1586.
69 days remain until Christmas and 76 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 17 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 79%
- of the year elapsed
- 69
- until Christmas
- 76
- until New Year
- 500
- 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