Today
Friday October 2 2026
- Day of the year
- 275/ 365
- Week
- 402,026
- Days left
- 9075%
- Moon
- 60%Waning gibbous
Today is Friday, October 2, 2026. It is day 275 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 90 remain, and 75% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 40.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day of Non-Violence
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- guardian angelangel said assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or country
- Fyodor UshakovRussian Saint and Admiral (1745-1817)
- LeodegarBishop of Autun
- Jeanne Émilie de VilleneuveFrench nun and saint (1811–1854)
- Antoine ChevrierFrench presbyter (1826–1879)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Length of day
- 11h 43m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:45
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 80 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Columbus Day — October 12, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 60%
Moon age : 21.5 days
- Next full moon
- October 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- October 10, 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
829
Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. Wikipedia
1187
Saladin won Jerusalem after the city surrendered to his forces following a prolonged siege. Wikipedia
1780
American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army. Wikipedia
1835
Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia. Wikipedia
1928
The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded. Wikipedia
1937
Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic. Wikipedia
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1944
World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising. Wikipedia
1958
Guinea declares its independence from France. Wikipedia
1968
Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia
2018
The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 2
- 1452Richard III of England (died 1485)
- 1847Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (died 1934)
- 1852William Ramsay, Scottish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1916)
- 1871Cordell Hull, American politician, United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955)
- 1902Leopold Figl, Austrian politician, Chancellor of Austria (died 1965)
- 1907Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, President of Bolivia (died 2001)
- 1907Alexander R. Todd, Scottish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
- 1917Christian de Duve, Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Died on this day October 2
- 534Athalaric, king of the Ostrogoths in Italyaged 18 years
- 829Michael II, Byzantine emperoraged 59 years
- 1629Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian (born 1575)aged 54 years
- 1920Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (born 1838)aged 82 years
- 1927Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1859)aged 68 years
- 1968Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (born 1887)aged 81 years
- 1985Rock Hudson, American actor (born 1925)aged 60 years
- 2017Tom Petty, American musician (born 1950)aged 67 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 06:54 and sets at 18:37, giving 11h 43m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 80 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 60% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 2 to guardian angel, Fyodor Ushakov and Leodegar.
October 2 is International Day of Non-Violence, 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: Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor (829); Saladin won Jerusalem after the city surrendered to his forces following a prolonged siege (1187). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Richard III of England was born on October 2, 1452; Athalaric died on October 2, 534.
84 days remain until Christmas and 91 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 2 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 75%
- of the year elapsed
- 84
- until Christmas
- 91
- until New Year
- 515
- 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