Saturday, September 5, 2026 in calendar
. Calendar day information: events, name days, extended name days, sunset and sunrise.
Day events
Top eventsInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls
0Narrow-Gauge Railway Festival: Banitis Turns 123
0Gulbene, Stāmeriena and Alūksne will celebrate the 123rd anniversary of the Baltics' only regularly operating narrow-gauge railway. The programme includes special journeys with the Ferdinand steam locomotive, cultural events, workshops and activities dedicated to railway heritage.
Antonijas Street Festival
0Harvest Festival in Raiskums
0Raiskums Open-Air Stage will host a Harvest Festival with a local producers' and crafts market, a performance by the Laika ritmi vocal ensemble and live music from Kociņu kapela.
Zaube Wild Culinary Festival 2026
0White Night 2026 in Riga
0White Night 2026 is a contemporary culture forum in Riga, returning for its 21st edition on the night of 5–6 September with a diverse programme of art and cultural events across the city centre and neighbourhoods. This year's theme, "The City Blooms Where We Are", invites visitors to see the urban environment, nature and our place within it from a new perspective. All White Night events are free to attend.
Name days
Top namesPosition in Calendar
- Day of year
- 248 day of the year, 117 days left
- ISO week
- 36
- Day of week
- Saturday (the 36 time this weekday occurs in the year)
- Month / quarter
- 5 day of month, quarter 3
Astronomy and nature
- Zodiac sign
- Virgo ♍
- Chinese Zodiac
- snake 蛇
- Season
- Astronomical: Summer. Until next season: 17 days. Meteorological: Autumn. Until next season: 87 days.
- Next astronomical event
- Autumn equinox on 22 Sep 2026 (in 17 days)
- Moon
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- Moon direction
- waning
- Moon phase
- Third Quarter
- Age
- 22.8 days
- New Moon
- Sep 11
- Full Moon
- Aug 28
Sunrise and sunset
Sunrise and sunset times for the largest cities in Latvia. Times shown in Europe/Riga.
| City | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riga | 5:54 AM | 6:34 AM | 1:22 PM | 8:10 PM | 8:50 PM | 13:36 |
| Daugavpils | 5:47 AM | 6:26 AM | 1:12 PM | 7:58 PM | 8:37 PM | 13:32 |
| Liepaja | 6:08 AM | 6:47 AM | 1:34 PM | 8:21 PM | 9:01 PM | 13:34 |
| Jelgava | 5:56 AM | 6:36 AM | 1:23 PM | 8:11 PM | 8:50 PM | 13:35 |
| Jurmala | 5:55 AM | 6:35 AM | 1:23 PM | 8:11 PM | 8:51 PM | 13:36 |