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What Is Today’s Date?
Today’s date with clear formats, day of week, day of year, and quick references for yesterday and tomorrow.
Today’s Date
Use the formats below for forms, spreadsheets, reports, emails, and international date standards.
Today
October 16, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
Local time: —
Quick facts
Day of the week
—
Day of the year
289
ISO date
2026-10-16
Days left in 2026
76 days
Timezone: UTC
Yesterday & tomorrow
Yesterday
October 15, 2026
Tomorrow
October 17, 2026
This year
2026
If your date looks off, check your device timezone.
Common date formats
Everyday writing
Long
Day name + month
Friday, October 16, 2026
Medium
Month day, year
October 16, 2026
Short
Numeric with slashes
—
International standards
ISO 8601
YYYY-MM-DD
2026-10-16
RFC 3339
Date only
—
Year + day of year
YYYY + DDD
—
Regional numeric formats
US
MM/DD/YYYY
—
UK / many countries
DD/MM/YYYY
—
Dot format
DD.MM.YYYY
—
Copy any format and paste it into forms, invoices, spreadsheets, or filenames.
Today in a week view
*The highlighted row is today.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| October 13, 2026 | Tuesday |
| October 14, 2026 | Wednesday |
| October 15, 2026 | Thursday |
| October 16, 2026 | Friday |
| October 17, 2026 | Saturday |
| October 18, 2026 | Sunday |
| October 19, 2026 | Monday |