Today
Sunday September 6 2026
- Day of the year
- 249/ 365
- Week
- 362,026
- Days left
- 11668%
- Moon
- 24%Waning crescent
Today is Sunday, September 6, 2026. It is day 249 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 116 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 8International Literacy Day
- September 15International Day of Democracy
- September 16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Michaelarchangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings
- OnesiphorusChristian martyr
- Magnus of Füssenmissionary saint in southern Germany
- Pope John XIV of Alexandria96th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- Olinto MarellaItalian Roman Catholic priest (1882-1969)
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Length of day
- 12h 52m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 16 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 : 24%
Moon age : 24.9 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
394
Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. Wikipedia
1522
The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world. Wikipedia
1634
Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces. Wikipedia
1901
Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US president William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Wikipedia
1940
King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania. Wikipedia
1966
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting. Wikipedia
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1968
Swaziland becomes independent. Wikipedia
1976
Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted. Wikipedia
1991
The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Wikipedia
1991
The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 6
- 1656Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and politician (died 1723)
- 1729Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (died 1786)
- 1757Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (died 1834)
- 1766John Dalton, English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (died 1844)
- 1802Alcide d'Orbigny, French zoologist, palaeontologist, and geologist (died 1857)
- 1888Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 1969)
- 1957Michaëlle Jean, Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor General of Canadaturns 69 years
- 1957José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugalturns 69 years
Died on this day September 6
- 1683Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (born 1619)aged 64 years
- 1990Tom Fogerty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)aged 49 years
- 1998Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910)aged 88 years
- 2007Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (born 1918)aged 89 years
- 2007Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (born 1935)aged 72 years
- 2008Anita Page, American actress (born 1910)aged 98 years
- 2018Burt Reynolds, American actor, director and producer (born 1936)aged 82 years
- 2019Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (born 1924)aged 95 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 06:28 and sets at 19:20, giving 12h 52m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 16 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 24% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 6 to Michael, Onesiphorus and Magnus of Füssen.
No United Nations international day falls on September 6. The next one on the calendar is International Literacy Day, on September 8.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper (394); The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world (1522). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Guillaume Dubois was born on September 6, 1656; Jean-Baptiste Colbert died on September 6, 1683.
110 days remain until Christmas and 117 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 6 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 68%
- of the year elapsed
- 110
- until Christmas
- 117
- until New Year
- 541
- 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