Friday, February 26, 2027

Friday, February 26, 2027 falls on a Friday. It is day 57 of the year, ISO week 8, in Q1.

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Friday, February 26

February 26, 2027 is day 57 of 365, ISO week 8, in Q1. The moon is Waning Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Pisces.

Day of year57
ISO week8
QuarterQ1
Days left308

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Lunar age
20 days
Illumination
72%
Season
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere

Zodiac and Holidays

Zodiac
Pisces
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No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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Today's Celebrations

February 26
Observance Alexander of Alexandria
Observance Emily Malbone Morgan (Episcopal Church (USA))
Observance Isabelle of France
Observance Li Tim-Oi (Anglican Church of Canada)
Observance Paula Montal Fornés
Observance Porphyry of Gaza
Observance February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Observance Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre (Azerbaijan)

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Friday, February 26, 2027 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2014: Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to February 26.

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History for February 26

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Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom.

A hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people in the deadliest ballooning disaster in history.

African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood-watch coordinator George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, prompting a nationwide controversy.

In the first significant cultural visit from the United States to North Korea since the Korean War, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Pyongyang.

Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London, was declared insolvent after its head derivatives trader in Singapore, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million while making unauthorised trades on futures contracts.

The Superliner railcar entered revenue service with Amtrak.

Imperial Japanese Army troops attempted a coup d'etat, occupying parts of Tokyo, and killing several politicians, including finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo.

Adolf Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe reinstated, violating the Treaty of Versailles signed at the end of World War I.

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