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Sunday, January 4
January 4, 2026 is day 4 of 365, ISO week 1, in Q1. The moon is Full Moon and the zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Day of year4
ISO week1
QuarterQ1
Days left361
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Lunar age
- 15.4 days
- Illumination
- 100%
- Season
- Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Capricorn
- Observances
- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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- /date/2026-01-04
Today's Celebrations
January 4
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Angela of Foligno
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Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Ferréol of Uzès
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Mavilus
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Pharaildis of Ghent
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Rigobert
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January 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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The eleventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas. (Western Christianity)
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Local briefSunday, January 4, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2020: Sembawang Hot Spring Park in Singapore reopened after being redeveloped by the National Parks Board.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to January 4.
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History for January 4
Sembawang Hot Spring Park in Singapore reopened after being redeveloped by the National Parks Board.
A fire in an escape room in Koszalin, Poland, killed five teenagers.
The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest structure, officially opened in Dubai.
Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government.
Spirit (artist's impression depicted), the first of two rovers of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, successfully landed on Mars.
Two American F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Floggers that appeared to be attempting to engage them over the Gulf of Sidra.
The English punk-rock band Sex Pistols' lewd and disruptive behaviour at Heathrow Airport prompted the record label EMI to end their contract.
Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running sitcom in the world, premiered as an episode of the BBC's Comedy Playhouse.
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Michael Reagan, American political commentator (born 1945)
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Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (born 1923)
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David Soul, American-British actor and singer (born 1943)
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Christian Oliver, German actor (born 1972)
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Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier and Olympic champion (born 1950)
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