Today
Wednesday October 7 2026
- Day of the year
- 280/ 365
- Week
- 412,026
- Days left
- 8577%
- Moon
- 10%Waning crescent
Today is Wednesday, October 7, 2026. It is day 280 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 85 remain, and 77% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 41.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- October 9World Post Day
- October 10World Mental Health Day
- October 11International Day of the Girl Child
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Mark4th-century pope
- Our Lady of the Rosarytitle of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church
- Sergius and BacchusRoman martyrs and early Christian saints
- Justina of PaduaChristian saint
- Giuseppe TonioloItalian beatified (1845–1918)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Length of day
- 11h 30m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:44
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 75 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 : 10%
Moon age : 26.5 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
1513
War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice. Wikipedia
1571
The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat. Wikipedia
1777
American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat British forces under general John Burgoyne in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, compelling Burgoyne's eventual surrender. Wikipedia
1780
American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina, often regarded as the turning point in the war's Southern theater. Wikipedia
1840
Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands. Wikipedia
1870
Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon. Wikipedia
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1879
Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance. Wikipedia
1949
The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed. Wikipedia
2001
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history. Wikipedia
2023
Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of around 1,200, mostly civilians, and the taking of 251 hostages, including civilians and soldiers. The attack initiated the Gaza war and the larger Middle Eastern crisis. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 7
- 1471Frederick I of Denmark (died 1533)
- 1885Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)
- 1900Heinrich Himmler, Nazi politician, head of the SS and senior official responsible for the Holocaust (died 1945)
- 1917June Allyson, American actress (died 2006)
- 1927Al Martino, American singer and actor (died 2009)
- 1931Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
- 1934Ulrike Meinhof, German left-wing militant, co-founder of the Red Army Faction, journalist (died 1976)
- 1952Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russiaturns 74 years
Died on this day October 7
- 336Mark, pope of the Catholic Churchaged 36 years
- 929Charles the Simple, French king (born 879)aged 50 years
- 1849Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (born 1809)aged 40 years
- 1959Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (born 1921)aged 38 years
- 2006Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (born 1958)aged 48 years
- 2007Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1975)aged 32 years
- 2009Irving Penn, American photographer (born 1917)aged 92 years
- 2011Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (born 1925)aged 86 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 06:59 and sets at 18:29, giving 11h 30m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 75 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 10% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 7 to Mark, Our Lady of the Rosary and Sergius and Bacchus.
No United Nations international day falls on October 7. The next one on the calendar is World Post Day, on October 9.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice (1513); The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat (1571). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Frederick I of Denmark was born on October 7, 1471; Mark died on October 7, 336.
79 days remain until Christmas and 86 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 7 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 77%
- of the year elapsed
- 79
- until Christmas
- 86
- until New Year
- 510
- 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