Today
Wednesday September 2 2026
- Day of the year
- 245/ 365
- Week
- 362,026
- Days left
- 12067%
- Moon
- 69%Waning gibbous
Today is Wednesday, September 2, 2026. It is day 245 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 120 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.
- John IV of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople
- Mammes of Caesareasemi-legendary child-martyr
- Saint Ingrid of SkänningeSwedish saint
- Jean Marie du LauMartyred Archbishop of Arles (1738-1792)
- Guillaume-Antoine DelfaudFrench Jesuit
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Length of day
- 13h 3m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:56
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 20 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 : 69%
Moon age : 20.9 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
-31
Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Wikipedia
1192
The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade. Wikipedia
1649
The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. Wikipedia
1666
The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral. Wikipedia
1792
During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers. Wikipedia
1864
American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta as the city surrenders, ending the Atlanta campaign as a victory for General William T. Sherman. Wikipedia
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1870
Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner. Wikipedia
1898
Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan. Wikipedia
1939
World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany. Wikipedia
1945
Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam after the end of the Nguyễn dynasty. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 2
- 1805Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (died 1851)
- 1838Liliʻuokalani, Last sovereign monarch of Hawaiʻi (died 1917)
- 1853Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)
- 1877Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1956)
- 1917Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (died 1995)
- 1936Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (died 2016)
- 1946Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2006)
- 1948Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (died 1986)
Died on this day September 2
- 1834Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (born 1757)aged 77 years
- 1865William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1805)aged 60 years
- 1910Henri Rousseau, French painter (born 1844)aged 66 years
- 1937Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (born 1863)aged 74 years
- 1969Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (born 1890)aged 79 years
- 1973J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (born 1892)aged 81 years
- 1997Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (born 1905)aged 92 years
- 2016Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (born 1938)aged 78 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 06:24 and sets at 19:27, giving 13h 3m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 20 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 69% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 2 to John IV of Constantinople, Mammes of Caesarea and Saint Ingrid of Skänninge.
No United Nations international day falls on September 2. 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: Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra (-31); The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade (1192). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Esteban Echeverría was born on September 2, 1805; Thomas Telford died on September 2, 1834.
114 days remain until Christmas and 121 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 2 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 67%
- of the year elapsed
- 114
- until Christmas
- 121
- until New Year
- 545
- 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