• Time Zone: GMT-05:00
• Time Zone ID: America/Chicago
• Day numbers: 185
• Week number: 27
• Leap year: 2026 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for Jul 4th 2026
• Sunrise time: 06:19 am
• Sunset time: 09:14 pm
• Day length: 14h 55m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for Jul 4th 2026
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 77%
• Moon Age: 19.37 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days for July 4th 2026
July 4 in History
1712
12 slaves are executed for starting an uprising in New York that killed nine whites.
1776
The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, is approved and signed by John Hancock–President of the Continental Congress–and Charles Thomson, Congress secretary. The state of New York abstains from signing.
1817
Construction begins on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
1826
Two of America’s founding fathers–Thomas Jefferson and John Adams–die.
1831
The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, dies at the age of 73.
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