Today
Sunday September 13 2026
- Day of the year
- 256/ 365
- Week
- 372,026
- Days left
- 10970%
- Moon
- 7%Waxing crescent
Today is Sunday, September 13, 2026. It is day 256 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 109 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.
- John ChrysostomChurch father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
- Aristidis of AthensGreek Christian author
- Eulogius of AlexandriaEgyptian saint
- Cormac mac CuilennáinIrish bishop and king of Munster
- Marcellinus of CarthageRoman politian, Christian martyr and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Length of day
- 12h 34m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:52
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 9 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 : 7%
Moon age : 2.5 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
-509
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September. Wikipedia
533
Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. Wikipedia
1759
Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. Wikipedia
1847
Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War. Wikipedia
1848
Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions. Wikipedia
1968
Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. Wikipedia
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1985
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. Wikipedia
1987
Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. Wikipedia
1993
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. Wikipedia
2007
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 13
- 1087John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (died 1143)
- 1475Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal (died 1507)
- 1819Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (died 1896)
- 1886Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
- 1887Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)
- 1937Don Bluth, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studiosturns 89 years
- 1940Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Prize laureateturns 85 years
- 1941Tadao Ando, Japanese architect and academic, designed Piccadilly Gardensturns 85 years
Died on this day September 13
- 1506Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (born 1431)aged 75 years
- 1592Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (born 1533)aged 59 years
- 1598Philip II of Spain, King of Spain, Portugal, England and Ireland (born 1526)aged 71 years
- 1973Betty Field, American actress (born 1913)aged 57 years
- 1977Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (born 1882)aged 95 years
- 1987Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (born 1900)aged 87 years
- 1996Tupac Shakur, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1971)aged 25 years
- 2001Dorothy McGuire, American actress (born 1916)aged 85 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 06:35 and sets at 19:09, giving 12h 34m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 9 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 7% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 13 to John Chrysostom, Aristidis of Athens and Eulogius of Alexandria.
No United Nations international day falls on September 13. 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: The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September (-509); Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa (533). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John II Komnenos was born on September 13, 1087; Andrea Mantegna died on September 13, 1506.
103 days remain until Christmas and 110 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 13 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 70%
- of the year elapsed
- 103
- until Christmas
- 110
- until New Year
- 534
- 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