Today
Sunday September 27 2026
- Day of the year
- 270/ 365
- Week
- 392,026
- Days left
- 9574%
- Moon
- 99%Waning gibbous
Today is Sunday, September 27, 2026. It is day 270 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 95 remain, and 74% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 39.
What's celebrated on this date
World Tourism Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Vincent de PaulFrench priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
- Saints Cosmas and Damiantwins and early Christian martyrs born in Arabia
- Anthim the IberianEastern Orthodox theologian
- John MarkBiblical saint
- SigeberhtEast Anglian king and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Length of day
- 11h 56m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:47
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 85 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
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 99%
Moon age : 16.5 days
- Next full moon
- October 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
1331
The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture. Wikipedia
1529
The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city. Wikipedia
1540
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III. Wikipedia
1605
The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm. Wikipedia
1822
Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone. Wikipedia
1825
The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened with the engine Locomotion pulling wagons with coal and passengers from Shildon to Darlington to Stockton. Wikipedia
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1854
The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a collision with a smaller vessel, the SS Vesta. Only 88 of over 300 people on board survive. About a dozen of the occupants of the Vesta are killed when their lifeboat is hit by the A Wikipedia
1922
King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. Wikipedia
2020
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day September 27
- 1271Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland (died 1305)
- 1275John II, Duke of Brabant (died 1312)
- 1389Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (died 1464)
- 1601Louis XIII of France (died 1643)
- 1627Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (died 1704)
- 1696Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, Italian bishop and saint (died 1787)
- 1722Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, fourth Governor of Massachusetts (died 1803)
- 1920William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (died 1994)
Died on this day September 27
- 1249Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (born 1197)aged 52 years
- 1590Pope Urban VII (born 1521)aged 69 years
- 1660Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (born 1581)aged 79 years
- 1917Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor (born 1834)aged 83 years
- 1965Clara Bow, American actress (born 1905)aged 60 years
- 1986Cliff Burton, American bass player and songwriter (born 1962)aged 24 years
- 2024Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah (born 1960)aged 64 years
- 2024Maggie Smith, English actress (born 1934)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 06:49 and sets at 18:45, giving 11h 56m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 85 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 27 to Vincent de Paul, Saints Cosmas and Damian and Anthim the Iberian.
September 27 is World Tourism Day, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order (1331); The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city (1529). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia was born on September 27, 1271; Raymond VII died on September 27, 1249.
89 days remain until Christmas and 96 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 27 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 74%
- of the year elapsed
- 89
- until Christmas
- 96
- until New Year
- 520
- 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