Today
Friday September 4 2026
- Day of the year
- 247/ 365
- Week
- 362,026
- Days left
- 11868%
- Moon
- 46%Waning crescent
Today is Friday, September 4, 2026. It is day 247 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 118 remain, and 68% 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.
- MosesAbrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt
- JosephBiblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel and governor of Egypt during the late Hyksos dynasty
- Boniface Ipope
- Robert SchumanLuxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable (1886-1963)
- Saint RosaliaItalian saint of Palermo, honored for divine intermediation during the plague there
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Length of day
- 12h 57m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:55
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 18 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 crescent
Illumination : 46%
Moon age : 22.9 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
476
Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. Wikipedia
1260
The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti. Wikipedia
1479
The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal. Wikipedia
1797
Coup of 18 Fructidor in France. Wikipedia
1870
Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared. Wikipedia
1886
American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona. Wikipedia
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1888
George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film. Wikipedia
1948
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. Wikipedia
1970
Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile. Wikipedia
1998
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 4
- 1383Felix V, antipope of Rome (died 1451)
- 1768François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (died 1848)
- 1824Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist and composer (died 1896)
- 1892Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (died 1974)
- 1896Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright (died 1948)
- 1908Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (died 1999)
- 1908Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (died 1960)
- 1913Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect (died 2005)
Died on this day September 4
- 1907Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1843)aged 64 years
- 1963Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (born 1886)aged 77 years
- 1965Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)aged 90 years
- 1989Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (born 1903)aged 86 years
- 1990Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (born 1898)aged 92 years
- 1993Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (born 1943)aged 50 years
- 2006Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (born 1962)aged 44 years
- 2014Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (born 1933)aged 81 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 06:26 and sets at 19:24, giving 12h 57m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 18 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 46% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 4 to Moses, Joseph and Boniface I.
No United Nations international day falls on September 4. 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: Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire (476); The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti (1260). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Felix V was born on September 4, 1383; Edvard Grieg died on September 4, 1907.
112 days remain until Christmas and 119 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 4 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 68%
- of the year elapsed
- 112
- until Christmas
- 119
- until New Year
- 543
- 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