Today
Wednesday September 9 2026
- Day of the year
- 252/ 365
- Week
- 372,026
- Days left
- 11369%
- Moon
- 3%Waning crescent
Today is Wednesday, September 9, 2026. It is day 252 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 113 remain, and 69% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 37.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- September 15International Day of Democracy
- September 16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- September 21International Day of Peace
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Saint Annemother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran
- Joachimtraditional father of the Virgin Mary
- Peter ClaverJesuit missionary
- Frédéric OzanamFrench scholar (1813-1853)
- Audomarbishop of Therouanne
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Length of day
- 12h 44m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 13 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
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 crescent
Illumination : 3%
Moon age : 27.9 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
337
Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti. Wikipedia
1000
Battle of Svolder during the Viking Age. Wikipedia
1493
Battle of Krbava Field, a decisive defeat of Croats in Croatian struggle against the invasion by the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia
1513
James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai. Wikipedia
1543
Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling. Wikipedia
1850
California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state. Wikipedia
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1944
World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established. Wikipedia
1948
Kim Il Sung is appointed as premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). This is celebrated annually as its national holiday. Wikipedia
1991
Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
2001
Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 9
- 384Honorius, Roman emperor (died 423)
- 1585Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician (died 1642)
- 1737Luigi Galvani, Italian physician and physicist (died 1798)
- 1754William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (died 1817)
- 1873Max Reinhardt, Austrian-born American theater and film director (died 1943)
- 1890Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC (died 1980)
- 1900James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (died 1954)
- 1941Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C programming language (died 2011)
Died on this day September 9
- 1087William the Conqueror, English king (born c. 1028)aged 59 years
- 1488Francis II, duke of Brittany (born 1433)aged 53 years
- 1841Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Swiss botanist, mycologist, and academic (born 1778)aged 63 years
- 1901Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator (born 1864)aged 37 years
- 1976Mao Zedong, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician, 1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1893)aged 83 years
- 1981Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (born 1901)aged 80 years
- 1997Burgess Meredith, American actor, director, and producer (born 1907)aged 90 years
- 2001Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (born 1953)aged 48 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 06:31 and sets at 19:15, giving 12h 44m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 13 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waning crescent, 3% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 9 to Saint Anne, Joachim and Peter Claver.
No United Nations international day falls on September 9. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Democracy, on September 15.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors (337); Battle of Svolder during the Viking Age (1000). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Honorius was born on September 9, 384; William the Conqueror died on September 9, 1087.
107 days remain until Christmas and 114 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 9 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 69%
- of the year elapsed
- 107
- until Christmas
- 114
- until New Year
- 538
- 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