January 6
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Capricorn.
Day of year
6
Days remaining
360
ISO week
1
Zodiac
Capricorn
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-22.5°
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On January 6 the Sun's declination is approximately -22.5°. 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 January 6.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Epiphany (Western Christianity)
- Three Kings' Day (Día de los Reyes)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1066 — Harold Godwinson was crowned King of England as Harold II. ↗(960 years ago)
- 1838 — Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his electric telegraph in Morristown, New Jersey. ↗(188 years ago)
- 1912 — New Mexico was admitted as the 47th U.S. state. ↗(114 years ago)
- 1941 — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech to Congress. ↗(85 years ago)
- 1994 — American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked at a U.S. Championships practice. ↗(32 years ago)
- 2021 — A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol. ↗(5 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1919 — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. ↗(107 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (6) | 2 × 3 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (360) | 2^3 × 3^2 × 5 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 06012026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -22.53° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 17 days |