March 26
March 26 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 280 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aries.
Day of year
86
Days remaining
280
ISO week
13
Zodiac
Aries
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+2.0°
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 March 26 the Sun's declination is approximately +2.0°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer 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 March 26.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Independence Day (Bangladesh, 1971)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1484 — William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop's Fables — one of the first books printed in English. ↗(542 years ago)
- 1830 — The Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York. ↗(196 years ago)
- 1953 — Dr. Jonas Salk announced his polio vaccine. ↗(73 years ago)
- 1979 — Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. ↗(47 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1827 — Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer. ↗(199 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (86) | 2 × 43 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (280) | 2^3 × 5 × 7 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 26032026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +2.02° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 86 days |