Today
Monday September 28 2026
- Day of the year
- 271/ 365
- Week
- 402,026
- Days left
- 9474%
- Moon
- 95%Waning gibbous
Today is Monday, September 28, 2026. It is day 271 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 94 remain, and 74% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 40.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day for Universal Access to Information
WorldwideUNESCO — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemiaduke and saint
- Lorenzo RuizFilipino saint and Martyr
- Faustus of RiezBishop of Riez
- Eustochiumearly Christian saint
- LeobaAnglo-Saxon nun
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Length of day
- 11h 54m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:47
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 84 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 : 95%
Moon age : 17.5 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
-48
Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII. Wikipedia
351
Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Wikipedia
365
Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself emperor. Wikipedia
1066
William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest. Wikipedia
1106
King Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray. Wikipedia
1542
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California. Wikipedia
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1928
Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Wikipedia
1961
A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria. Wikipedia
1994
The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. Wikipedia
2000
Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 28
- 1681Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (died 1764)
- 1746William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar (died 1794)
- 1803Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (died 1870)
- 1841Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (died 1929)
- 1852Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1907)
- 1901Ed Sullivan, American television host (died 1974)
- 1905Max Schmeling, German boxer (died 2005)
- 1925Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (died 1996)
Died on this day September 28
- 935Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia (born c. 907)aged 28 years
- 1873Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author (born 1832)aged 41 years
- 1891Herman Melville, American author and poet (born 1819)aged 72 years
- 1895Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (born 1822)aged 73 years
- 1953Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (born 1889)aged 64 years
- 1966André Breton, French author and poet (born 1896)aged 70 years
- 1970Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (born 1918)aged 52 years
- 1970John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (born 1896)aged 74 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 06:50 and sets at 18:43, giving 11h 54m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 84 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 95% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 28 to Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Lorenzo Ruiz and Faustus of Riez.
September 28 is International Day for Universal Access to Information, 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: Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII (-48); Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius (351). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Johann Mattheson was born on September 28, 1681; Wenceslaus I died on September 28, 935.
88 days remain until Christmas and 95 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 28 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 74%
- of the year elapsed
- 88
- until Christmas
- 95
- until New Year
- 519
- 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