Today
Sunday October 4 2026
- Day of the year
- 277/ 365
- Week
- 402,026
- Days left
- 8876%
- Moon
- 38%Waning crescent
Today is Sunday, October 4, 2026. It is day 277 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 88 remain, and 76% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 40.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- October 5World Teachers' Day
- October 9World Post Day
- October 10World Mental Health Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Francis of AssisiItalian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
- Thomas of CelanoItalian religious, poet and writer
- Ingegerd Olofsdotter of SwedenSwedish princess and Grand Princess of Kiev
- Vladimir of Novgorodeldest son of Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev by Ingigerd, daughter of king Olof Skötkonung of Sweden (1020-1052)
- Petronius of BolognaItalian bishop and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Length of day
- 11h 38m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:45
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 78 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 crescent
Illumination : 38%
Moon age : 23.5 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
1209
Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. Wikipedia
1535
The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale. Wikipedia
1582
The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. Wikipedia
1636
Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock. Wikipedia
1693
Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French. Wikipedia
1777
American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe. Wikipedia
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1853
The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire. Wikipedia
1883
First run of the Orient Express. Wikipedia
1957
Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. Wikipedia
1993
Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day October 4
- 1626Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (died 1712)
- 1822Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (died 1893)
- 1892Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian soldier and politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria (died 1934)
- 1903John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (died 1995)
- 1903Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)
- 1916Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
- 1918Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
- 1938Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureateturns 88 years
Died on this day October 4
- 1582Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (born 1515)aged 67 years
- 1669Rembrandt, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1606)aged 63 years
- 1747Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (born 1678)aged 69 years
- 1851Manuel Godoy, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1767)aged 84 years
- 1904Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (born 1834)aged 70 years
- 1947Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1858)aged 89 years
- 1989Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter, member of Monty Python (born 1941)aged 48 years
- 2014Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (born 1951)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 06:56 and sets at 18:33, giving 11h 38m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 78 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 38% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 4 to Francis of Assisi, Thomas of Celano and Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden.
No United Nations international day falls on October 4. The next one on the calendar is World Teachers' Day, on October 5.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III (1209); The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale (1535). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Richard Cromwell was born on October 4, 1626; Teresa of Ávila died on October 4, 1582.
82 days remain until Christmas and 89 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 4 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 76%
- of the year elapsed
- 82
- until Christmas
- 89
- until New Year
- 513
- 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