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Thursday, January 15, 2026 falls on a Thursday. It is day 15 of the year, ISO week 3, in Q1.
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Thursday, January 15
January 15, 2026 is day 15 of 365, ISO week 3, in Q1. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Day of year15
ISO week3
QuarterQ1
Days left350
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Crescent
- Lunar age
- 26.4 days
- Illumination
- 11%
- 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
- Shareable URL
- /date/2026-01-15
Today's Celebrations
January 15
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Arbor Day (Egypt)
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Armed Forces Remembrance Day (Nigeria)
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Army Day (India)
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Abeluzius (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
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Arnold Janssen
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Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (one of Martyr Saints of China)
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Ita
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Our Lady of the Poor
Daily Briefing
Local briefThursday, January 15, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2009: US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese during its climb out from New York City and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River (featured).. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to January 15.
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History for January 15
US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese during its climb out from New York City and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River (featured).
The first edit to the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia was made.
The Victoria Cross for Australia was instituted, making Australia the first Commonwealth realm with a separate Victoria Cross award in its honours system.
The American serial police-procedural television show Hill Street Blues aired its pilot episode, "Hill Street Station".
Portugal and the nationalist factions UNITA, the MPLA and the FNLA signed the Alvor Agreement, ending the Angolan War of Independence.
American serial killer Dennis Rader, also known as the "BTK killer", murdered his first four victims.
The Republic of Biafra surrendered following a failed attempt at secession from Nigeria, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the American football championship game now known as Super Bowl I.
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Alexa McDonough, first female politician to lead a major provincial political party in Canada, former leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (born 1944)
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