Today
Sunday October 18 2026
- Day of the year
- 291/ 365
- Week
- 422,026
- Days left
- 7480%
- Moon
- 50%First quarter
Today is Sunday, October 18, 2026. It is day 291 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 74 remain, and 80% 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 24United Nations Day
- October 31World Cities Day
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Luke the Evangelistone of the four evangelists
- Tikhon of MoscowPatriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
- Didymus the Blind4th century Alexandrian Christian theologian
- Peter of AlcantaraSpanish Franciscan friar, Roman Catholic saint
- Alexius, Metropolitan of MoscowMetropolitan of Russia
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Length of day
- 11h 1m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:41
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 64 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
First quarter
Illumination : 50%
Moon age : 8.0 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
1009
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock. Wikipedia
1016
The Danes defeat the English in the Battle of Assandun. Wikipedia
1081
The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium. Wikipedia
1356
Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroys the town of Basel, Switzerland. Wikipedia
1540
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa. Wikipedia
1561
In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima is fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, resulting in a draw. Wikipedia
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1851
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London. Wikipedia
1860
The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty. Wikipedia
1944
World War II: Soviet Union begins the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany. Wikipedia
1991
The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 18
- 1127Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (died 1192)
- 1405Pope Pius II (died 1464)
- 1517Manuel da Nóbrega, Portuguese-Brazilian priest and missionary (died 1570)
- 1706Baldassare Galuppi, Italian harpsichord player and composer (died 1785)
- 1859Henri Bergson, French philosopher and theologian, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
- 1919Pierre Trudeau, Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (died 2000)
- 1920Melina Mercouri, Greek actress, singer, and politician, 9th Greek Minister of Culture (died 1994)
- 1929Violeta Chamorro, Nicaraguan publisher and politician, President of Nicaragua (died 2025)
Died on this day October 18
- 1141Leopold, Duke of Bavaria (born 1108)aged 33 years
- 1541Margaret Tudor, queen of James IV of Scotland (born 1489)aged 52 years
- 1570Manuel da Nóbrega, Portuguese-Brazilian priest and missionary (born 1517)aged 53 years
- 1744Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (born 1660)aged 84 years
- 1871Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (born 1791)aged 80 years
- 1893Charles Gounod, French composer and educator (born 1818)aged 75 years
- 1931Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, invented the phonograph (born 1847)aged 84 years
- 2008Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (born 1945)aged 63 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 07:11 and sets at 18:11, giving 11h 1m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 64 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is at first quarter, 50% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 18 to Luke the Evangelist, Tikhon of Moscow and Didymus the Blind.
No United Nations international day falls on October 18. The next one on the calendar is United Nations Day, on October 24.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock (1009); The Danes defeat the English in the Battle of Assandun (1016). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan was born on October 18, 1127; Leopold died on October 18, 1141.
68 days remain until Christmas and 75 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 18 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 80%
- of the year elapsed
- 68
- until Christmas
- 75
- until New Year
- 499
- 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