Today
Wednesday October 28 2026
- Day of the year
- 301/ 365
- Week
- 442,026
- Days left
- 6482%
- Moon
- 92%Waning gibbous
Today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. It is day 301 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 64 remain, and 82% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 44.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- October 31World Cities Day
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 10World Science Day for Peace and Development
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Jude the Apostleone of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus; traditionally identified with Jude the brother of Jesus
- Simon the Zealotapostle of Jesus
- Athanasius I of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople (1289–1293 and 1303 –1309)
- Saint Farobishop of Meaux
- Saint Arsenije I SremacSerbian archbishop
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Length of day
- 10h 36m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 54 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
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 92%
Moon age : 18.0 days
- Next full moon
- November 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- November 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Scorpio
until November 22, 2026 — Sagittarius
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
306
Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor. Wikipedia
312
Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West. Wikipedia
1492
Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan. Wikipedia
1776
American Revolutionary War: British troops under General William Howe attack General George Washington's Continental Army and capture Chatterton Hill in the Battle of White Plains during the New York and New Jersey campaign. Wikipedia
1886
US president Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. Wikipedia
1922
Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government. Wikipedia
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1940
World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later. Wikipedia
1958
John XXIII is elected Pope. Wikipedia
1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. Wikipedia
1965
Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day October 28
- 1466Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (died 1536)
- 1510Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1572)
- 1667Maria Anna of Neuburg, Queen consort of Spain
- 1902Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress and singer (died 1986)
- 1908Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (died 1995)
- 1914Richard Laurence Millington Synge, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
- 1955Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoftturns 71 years
- 1956Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iranturns 70 years
Died on this day October 28
- 312Maxentius, Roman emperor (born 278)aged 34 years
- 1138King Bolesław III Wrymouth of Polandaged 52 years
- 1225Jien, Japanese monk, historian, and poet (born 1155)aged 70 years
- 1704John Locke, English physician and philosopher (born 1632)aged 72 years
- 1929Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1849)aged 80 years
- 2005Richard Smalley, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1943)aged 62 years
- 2013Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1927)aged 86 years
- 2023Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor (born 1969)aged 54 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 07:22 and sets at 17:58, giving 10h 36m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 54 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 92% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 28 to Jude the Apostle, Simon the Zealot and Athanasius I of Constantinople.
No United Nations international day falls on October 28. The next one on the calendar is World Cities Day, on October 31.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor (306); Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West (312). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Erasmus was born on October 28, 1466; Maxentius died on October 28, 312.
58 days remain until Christmas and 65 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 28 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 82%
- of the year elapsed
- 58
- until Christmas
- 65
- until New Year
- 489
- 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