February 26 Day 57 of 366 · ISO week 9 · Pisces · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)
February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 309 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.
February 26
57th day of the year
February 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 26th
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Day of year 57 / 366 Days remaining 309 ISO week 9 Weekday in 2024 Monday Zodiac (Western) Pisces Zodiac (sidereal) Pisces Season (N. hemi.) Winter Sun declination -9.4° Birthstone Amethyst Birth flower Violet, Primrose
External references Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
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Astronomy
Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. February 26 ≈ -9.4°
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+23°
−23°
-9.4°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On February 26 the Sun's declination is approximately -9.4°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory , or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a February 26.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 57 of 366 (with 309 remaining)
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Feb 26
Holidays & observances No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1815 — Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba. ↗ (211 years ago) 1909 — Kinemacolor, the first commercially successful colour motion-picture process, was first shown in London. ↗ (117 years ago) 1919 — The U.S. Congress established the Grand Canyon National Park. ↗ (107 years ago) 1993 — A truck bomb exploded beneath the World Trade Center in New York, killing six. ↗ (33 years ago) Notable births
1564 — Christopher Marlowe (baptised), English playwright. ↗ (462 years ago) 1802 — Victor Hugo, French novelist and poet (Les Misérables). ↗ (224 years ago) 1932 — Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter. ↗ (94 years ago) Notable deaths
1969 — Karl Jaspers, German-Swiss philosopher. ↗ (57 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (57) 3 × 19 · composite (no) Days remaining (309) 3 × 103 Date code DDMMYYYY 26022026 · next palindrome year: 2062 Sun declination -9.41° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 68 days
Cross-references The 26th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: napoleon-elba wtc-1993 grand-canyon
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