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Sunday, August 9
August 9, 2026 is day 221 of 365, ISO week 32, in Q3. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Leo.
Day of year221
ISO week32
QuarterQ3
Days left144
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Crescent
- Lunar age
- 25.7 days
- Illumination
- 16%
- Season
- Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Leo
- Observances
- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
- Shareable URL
- /date/2026-08-09
Today's Celebrations
August 9
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Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
Observance
Candida Maria of Jesus
Observance
Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
Observance
Firmus and Rusticus
Observance
Blessed Florentino Asensio Barroso
Observance
Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))
Observance
Mary Sumner (Church of England)
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Nath Í of Achonry
Daily Briefing
AI enrichedToday, August 9, 2026, marks day 221 of the year, with the moon in its Waning Crescent phase and the zodiac sign being Leo. In Russia, this day is observed as Battle of Gangut Day, commemorating a significant historical event. Additionally, several religious figures are remembered on this day, including Candida Maria of Jesus, Edith Stein (also known as St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), Firmus and Rusticus, and Blessed Florentino Asensio Barroso. Historically, August 9 has been a day marked by tragic events. In 2024, Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashed in Brazil, resulting in the loss of 62 lives. In 2023, Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito. The year 2018 saw a devastating bombing of a civilian...
Today, August 9, 2026, marks day 221 of the year, with the moon in its Waning Crescent phase and the zodiac sign being Leo.
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Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283] crashed near Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board.
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, eleven days before the general election.
A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi Arabia killing at least 40 children under 15.
A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi forces, killing at least 40 children.
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest.
British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.
Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.
Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history.
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2024
Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (born 1968)
2023
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943)
2021
Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (born 1928)
2021
Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998)
2021
Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress (born 1972)
2016
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (born 1951)
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