Today
Wednesday September 23 2026
- Day of the year
- 266/ 365
- Week
- 392,026
- Days left
- 9973%
- Moon
- 90%Waxing gibbous
Today is Wednesday, September 23, 2026. It is day 266 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 99 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.
- Linus2nd Pope of the Catholic Church
- Zechariahfather of John the Baptist; New Testament biblical character
- Elizabethmother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias/Zachary, according to the Gospel of Luke
- Padre PioItalian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
- Adomnánhagiographer, statesman, clerical lawyer
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Length of day
- 12h 7m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:48
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 89 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 : 90%
Moon age : 12.5 days
- Next full moon
- September 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- October 10, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Libra
until October 23, 2026 — Scorpio
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
1122
Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy. Wikipedia
1338
The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used. Wikipedia
1459
The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists. Wikipedia
1779
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head. Wikipedia
1803
Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. Wikipedia
1846
Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune. Wikipedia
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1868
The Grito de Lares occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule. Wikipedia
1932
Saudi National Day: Crown Prince (later king) Faisal of Saudi Arabia, on behalf of Ibn Saud, proclaims the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the current iteration of the Third Saudi State. Wikipedia
1973
Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina. Wikipedia
2024
Israel launches airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing more than 490 people. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day September 23
- 1713Ferdinand VI of Spain (died 1759)
- 1861Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (died 1942)
- 1865Suzanne Valadon, French model and painter (died 1938)
- 1880John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish biologist, physician, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
- 1890Friedrich Paulus, German field marshal (died 1957)
- 1897Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (died 1994)
- 1901Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986)
- 1916Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1978)
Died on this day September 23
- 1461Charles, Prince of Viana, King of Navarre (born 1421)aged 40 years
- 1835Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (born 1801)aged 34 years
- 1850José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (born 1764)aged 86 years
- 1870Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist and historian (born 1803)aged 67 years
- 1939Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (born 1856)aged 83 years
- 1968Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (born 1887)aged 81 years
- 1973Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)aged 69 years
- 1981Chief Dan George, Canadian actor, author, and poet (born 1899)aged 82 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 06:45 and sets at 18:52, giving 12h 7m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 89 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 90% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 23 to Linus, Zechariah and Elizabeth.
No United Nations international day falls on September 23. 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: Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy (1122); The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used (1338). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Ferdinand VI of Spain was born on September 23, 1713; Charles died on September 23, 1461.
93 days remain until Christmas and 100 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 23 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 73%
- of the year elapsed
- 93
- until Christmas
- 100
- until New Year
- 524
- 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