Today
Saturday September 12 2026
- Day of the year
- 255/ 365
- Week
- 372,026
- Days left
- 11070%
- Moon
- 3%Waxing crescent
Today is Saturday, September 12, 2026. It is day 255 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 110 remain, and 70% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 37.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- September 15International Day of Democracy
- September 16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- September 21International Day of Peace
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Guy of AnderlechtBelgian Christian saint
- Alexander SvirskyRussian saint
- Feast of the Holy Name of Marycatholic festivity
- EanswithKentish saint
- María de JesúsSpanish nun
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Length of day
- 12h 36m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:52
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 10 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
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
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 3%
Moon age : 1.5 days
- Next full moon
- September 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- October 10, 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
1213
Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret. Wikipedia
1297
The Treaty of Alcañices, mediated by the pope, between the king Denis of Portugal and king Ferdinand IV of Castile defines the border between the two countries and establishes an alliance of friendship. Wikipedia
1683
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia
1938
Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia
1942
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life. Wikipedia
1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny. Wikipedia
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1953
U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Wikipedia
1974
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years. Wikipedia
1980
The 43rd government of Turkey is overthrown in a coup d'état led by General Kenan Evren. Wikipedia
1990
The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 12
- 1494Francis I of France (died 1547)
- 1818Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (died 1903)
- 1880H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (died 1956)
- 1888Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer (died 1972)
- 1897Irène Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1956)
- 1913Jesse Owens, American sprinter and long jumper (died 1980)
- 1921Stanisław Lem, Polish philosopher and author (died 2006)
- 1931Ian Holm, English actor (died 2020)
Died on this day September 12
- 1185Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1118)aged 67 years
- 1362Pope Innocent VI (born 1295)aged 77 years
- 1368Blanche of Lancaster (born 1345/1347)aged 26 years
- 1612Vasili IV of Russia (born 1552)aged 60 years
- 1642Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (born 1620)aged 22 years
- 1977Steve Biko, South African activist (born 1946)aged 31 years
- 1996Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (born 1907)aged 89 years
- 2014Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1926)aged 88 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 06:34 and sets at 19:10, giving 12h 36m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 10 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 3% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 12 to Guy of Anderlecht, Alexander Svirsky and Feast of the Holy Name of Mary.
No United Nations international day falls on September 12. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Democracy, on September 15.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret (1213); The Treaty of Alcañices, mediated by the pope, between the king Denis of Portugal and king Ferdinand IV of Castile defines the border between the two countries and establishes an alliance of friendship (1297). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Francis I of France was born on September 12, 1494; Andronikos I Komnenos died on September 12, 1185.
104 days remain until Christmas and 111 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 12 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 70%
- of the year elapsed
- 104
- until Christmas
- 111
- until New Year
- 535
- 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