Monday, March 2, 2026 is a Monday. It is day 61 of 2026 (16.7% through the year), ISO week 10, in Q1.
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Monday, March 2, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2022: Russian forces captured the city of Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to March 2.
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Historical Milestones
Russian forces captured the city of Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Battle of Kherson →A naming ceremony for the chemical elements moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson took place at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
Chemical element →The Oscar selfie, considered to be one of the most influential photographs of all time, was taken at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.
Oscar selfie →Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois announced the discovery of the top quark, the most massive of all observed elementary particles.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory →As a cosmonaut on Soyuz 28, Czechoslovak military pilot Vladimír Remek (pictured) became the first person from outside the Soviet Union or the United States to go into space.
Astronaut →The Rhodesian monarchy was abolished by the government of Rhodesia, which declared the internationally unrecognised country to be a republic.
Queen of Rhodesia →The maiden flight of Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic jet, was conducted in Toulouse, France using a prototype aircraft with the registration F-WTSS.
Concorde →Vietnam War: The American and South Vietnamese air forces began Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam that eventually became the most intense air–ground battle waged during the Cold War p...
Vietnam War →The Sound of Music (poster pictured) was released in American theatres; it became the highest-grossing film until 1971.
The Sound of Music (film) →Led by General Ne Win, the Burmese military seized power in a coup d'état.
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Questions & Answers
Monday, March 2, 2026 falls on a Monday.
204 days ago (6 months, 20 days ago). It is day 61 of 2026 with 304 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Monday, March 2, 2026 is written as II.III.MMXXVI (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Full Moon (approx. 98% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Pisces.