Today is Wednesday, February 4, 2026. 35th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 330 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 08:51. Astronomical noon: 13:24. Sunset: 17:57. Day length: 09:06. Night length: 14:54.
According to the church calendar, name days are celebrated on February 4, 2026:
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Gavriil, Georgy, Efim, Ivan, Joseph, Leontiy, Makar, Nikolai, Peter, Timofey.
What holidays are celebrated on February 4, 2026
General:
February 4 is World Cancer Day.
Also on this Wednesday, it is customary to celebrate the Holiday of Good Mood, the Day of Wonderful Eccentrics, the Birthday of Rubber Galoshes and the Day of the Neanderthal Man.
Church:
In the church calendar, February 4, 2026 is a continuous week.
For believers, this date is the day of remembrance of the Apostle Timothy, the Venerable Martyr Anastasius of Persian, the Venerable Macarius of Zhabynsky, the Belevsky Wonderworker, the Martyrs Manuel, George, Peter, Leontius Bishops, Sionius, Gabriel, John, Leontes, Parod the Presbyter and the other 377, the Venerable Martyr Anastasius, the Deacon of Pechersk, Hieromartyrs John and Euthymius the Presbyters.
February 4th in history
In 634, Muslim troops under the command of Amr ibn al-As defeated the Byzantines at the Battle of Dathin.
In 960, Taizu ascended the throne, marking the beginning of the Song Dynasty in China.
In 1508, Maximilian of Habsburg assumed the title of Holy Roman Emperor in Trento.
In 1722, Peter I introduced the “Table of Ranks” in Russia.
In 1755, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna signed a decree establishing Moscow University.
In 1789, the Electoral College elected George Washington as the first President of the United States.
In 1794, the National Convention abolished slavery in France and its colonies.
In 1935, the first test train of the Moscow Metro was launched.
In 1944, ace pilot Ivan Kozhedub was awarded the first title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
In 1945, the Crimean (Yalta) conference of the heads of the USSR, USA and Great Britain opened in the Livadia Palace.
In 1970, the city of Pripyat was founded, which later became an exclusion zone due to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
In 1990, a mass demonstration took place in Moscow demanding democratic reforms and the abolition of the CPSU monopoly.
Which celebrities were born on February 4th?
In 1494, Francois Rabelais was born, a French writer of the Renaissance, doctor and humanist, author of the satirical novel Gargantua and Pantagruel, one of the greatest works of world literature.
In 1746, Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born, a Polish, Belarusian and American national hero, military and political figure, leader of the 1794 uprising, and also a participant in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1820, Bozena Nemcova was born, a Czech writer, a key figure in the Czech national revival, the author of the most famous Czech fairy tale, “The Grandmother,” and a collector of folklore.
In 1873, Mikhail Prishvin was born, a Russian Soviet writer, author of numerous works about nature, philosophical lyrical prose, in which a poetic description of the world is combined with deep reflections.
In 1875, Ludwig Prandtl was born, a German physicist and mechanic, one of the founders of modern aerodynamics, whose work laid the scientific foundations for the development of aviation and hydrodynamics.
Fernand Léger was born in 1881, a French painter, sculptor and cinematographer, one of the greatest masters of Cubism, whose work is characterized by the use of cylindrical forms and bright, contrasting colors.
In 1900, Jacques Prévert was born, a French poet and screenwriter, the author of witty, sad and full of subtle irony poems that became incredibly popular and were set to music.
Clyde William Tombaugh was born in 1906, an American astronomer best known for his discovery of the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, based on comparisons of photographic plates.
Born in 1913, Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955 became the catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott.
In 1945, Polad Bulbul oglu was born, a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer and singer, author of numerous popular songs, as well as a prominent statesman who served as Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia for many years.
In 1948, Alice Cooper (real name Vincent Fournier) was born, an American rock musician, the “father of shock rock,” whose theatrical concerts with elements of horror had a huge influence on the development of hard rock and heavy metal.
Vyacheslav Volodin, a Russian statesman and political figure, was born in 1964. Since 2016, he has served as Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Oscar De La Hoya was born in 1973, an American boxer, 1992 Olympic champion, world champion in six weight categories, one of the most popular and commercially successful boxers of the 1990s – 2000s.
Alexia Putellas was born in 1994, a Spanish football player, captain of the Spanish national team and the Barcelona club, two-time winner of the Ballon d’Or (2021, 2022) and world champion 2023.
1998: Libor Hajek, Czech ice hockey player, goaltender, 2024 world champion and 2022 Beijing Olympic bronze medalist.
Folk signs for February 4, 2026
February 4 among the people – Timpheus Half-winter.
Sunny weather on Timofey’s Day promises early spring. If there is a lot of snow on Timofey the half-winter road, this foreshadows a large grain harvest.
As for the snowstorm on this day, it is believed that snow will continue for another week.
The behavior of chickens also indicates the approach of a frosty night: if they roost early, they should wait for the night cold snap.
Lunar calendar for February 4, 2026
In the lunar calendar, February 4, 2026 is the 17th lunar day. The waning Moon continues to be in the sign of Virgo.
Moonrise is expected at 20:43 and sunset at 09:08.
This day brings a feeling of inner freedom and joy, conducive to important personal events. The influence of the Virgo sign makes the period favorable for hard work, financial transactions and learning, helping to combine practical activities with a positive mood.
