Today
Tuesday September 22 2026
- Day of the year
- 265/ 365
- Week
- 392,026
- Days left
- 10073%
- Moon
- 83%Waxing gibbous
Today is Tuesday, September 22, 2026. It is day 265 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 100 remain, and 73% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 39.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- September 26International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
- September 27World Tourism Day
- September 28International Day for Universal Access to Information
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Felix IVPope and bishop of Rome from 526 to 530
- Saint MauriceEgyptian saint and leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion
- Otto of FreisingAustrian medieval chronicler
- Theban Legiongroup of Egyptian saints
- Emmeram of RegensburgBishop and martyr
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Length of day
- 12h 10m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:49
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 90 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
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 83%
Moon age : 11.5 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
1236
The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule. Wikipedia
1499
The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. Wikipedia
1586
Eighty Years' War: A Spanish force led by the Marquis del Vasto successfully fights its way past a joint English/Dutch ambush in the Battle of Zutphen. Wikipedia
1692
Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, and Samuel Wardwell are hanged, the last of those to be executed in the Salem witch trials. Wikipedia
1761
George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Wikipedia
1862
A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln. Wikipedia
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1866
The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War. Wikipedia
1960
The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. Wikipedia
1975
Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service. Wikipedia
1980
Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 22
- 1515Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (died 1557)
- 1601Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (died 1666)
- 1741Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (died 1811)
- 1791Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (died 1867)
- 1870Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (died 1966)
- 1882Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)
- 1885Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1957)
- 1918Hans Scholl, German activist and co-founder of the anti-Nazi resistance group White Rose (died 1943)
Died on this day September 22
- 530Pope Felix IV
- 1253Dōgen, Japanese monk and philosopher (born 1200)aged 53 years
- 1531Louise of Savoy, French regent (born 1476)aged 55 years
- 1607Alessandro Allori, Italian painter and educator (born 1535)aged 72 years
- 1774Pope Clement XIV (born 1705)aged 69 years
- 1956Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)aged 79 years
- 1969Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (born 1909)aged 59 years
- 2013Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (born 1923)aged 90 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 06:44 and sets at 18:54, giving 12h 10m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 90 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 83% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 22 to Felix IV, Saint Maurice and Otto of Freising.
No United Nations international day falls on September 22. The next one on the calendar is International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, on September 26.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule (1236); The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War (1499). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Anne of Cleves was born on September 22, 1515; Pope Felix IV died on September 22, 530.
94 days remain until Christmas and 101 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 22 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 73%
- of the year elapsed
- 94
- until Christmas
- 101
- until New Year
- 525
- 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