Today
Tuesday September 1 2026
- Day of the year
- 244/ 365
- Week
- 362,026
- Days left
- 12167%
- Moon
- 78%Waning gibbous
Today is Tuesday, September 1, 2026. It is day 244 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 121 remain, and 67% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 36.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- September 5International Day of Charity
- September 8International Literacy Day
- September 15International Day of Democracy
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Dionysius ExiguusByzantine saint
- Simeon StylitesChristian ascetic saint
- GilesChristian hermit
- VerenaEgyptian saint
- Bronislava of PolandPolish blessed
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Length of day
- 13h 5m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:56
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 21 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Labor Day — September 7, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 78%
Moon age : 19.9 days
- Next full moon
- September 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- September 11, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Virgo
until September 23, 2026 — Libra
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
1804
3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. Wikipedia
1862
American Civil War: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson inflict heavy casualties in the Battle of Chantilly during the Union withdrawal from the Northern Virginia campaign. Wikipedia
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Jonesborough, alongside the overall Atlanta campaign, culminates in a Union victory for General William T. Sherman as Confederate General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta. Wikipedia
1870
Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. Wikipedia
1923
The Great Kantō Earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. Wikipedia
1939
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. Wikipedia
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1969
A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power. Wikipedia
1983
Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the commercial aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald. Wikipedia
1985
The wreck of the Titanic is discovered by an American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel. Wikipedia
2004
The Beslan school siege begins when armed terrorists take schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia, Russia; by the end of the siege, three days later, more than 385 people are dead (including hostages, other civilians, security personnel and terrorists). Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 1
- 1848Auguste Forel, Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist, and psychiatrist (died 1931)
- 1854Engelbert Humperdinck, German playwright and composer (died 1921)
- 1875Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (died 1950)
- 1877Francis William Aston, English chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1945)
- 1887Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (died 1961)
- 1906Joaquín Balaguer, Dominican lawyer and politician, 49th President of the Dominican Republic (died 2002)
- 1920Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (died 2000)
- 1940Annie Ernaux, French author, Nobel Prize laureateturns 86 years
Died on this day September 1
- 1159Pope Adrian IV (born 1100)
- 1256Kujō Yoritsune, Japanese shōgun (born 1218)aged 38 years
- 1557Jacques Cartier, French navigator and explorer (born 1491)aged 65 years
- 1715Louis XIV of France (born 1638)aged 77 years
- 1838William Clark, American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th Governor of Missouri Territory (born 1770)aged 68 years
- 1970François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)aged 85 years
- 1977Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (born 1896)aged 81 years
- 1982Władysław Gomułka, Polish activist and politician (born 1905)aged 77 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 06:23 and sets at 19:29, giving 13h 5m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 21 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 78% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 1 to Dionysius Exiguus, Simeon Stylites and Giles.
No United Nations international day falls on September 1. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Charity, on September 5.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: 3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding (1804); American Civil War: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson inflict heavy casualties in the Battle of Chantilly during the Union withdrawal from the Northern Virginia campaign (1862). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Auguste Forel was born on September 1, 1848; Pope Adrian IV died on September 1, 1159.
115 days remain until Christmas and 122 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 1 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 67%
- of the year elapsed
- 115
- until Christmas
- 122
- until New Year
- 546
- 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