Today
Friday December 11 2026
- Day of the year
- 345/ 365
- Week
- 502,026
- Days left
- 2095%
- Moon
- 6%Waxing crescent
Today is Friday, December 11, 2026. It is day 345 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 20 remain, and 95% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 50.
What's celebrated on this date
International Mountain Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Noahbiblical prophet, son of Lamech, major figure in the Book of Genesis
- Damasus Ipope
- Nikephoros II PhokasByzantine emperor from 963 to 969
- Reubeneldest son of Jacob with Leah, in the Bible
- Daniel the Stylite5th-century Christian saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Length of day
- 9h 19m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:49
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 10 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Christmas Day — December 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 6%
Moon age : 2.7 days
- Next full moon
- December 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- January 7, 2027
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Sagittarius
until December 22, 2026 — Capricorn
Zodiac dates are an astrological convention, not the Sun's actual position among the constellations. The astronomy above is measured; this is not.
On this day in history
1792
French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention. Wikipedia
1925
Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King. Wikipedia
1931
Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland. Wikipedia
1936
Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective. Wikipedia
1937
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them. Wikipedia
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1946
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. Wikipedia
1958
French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community. Wikipedia
1994
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya. Wikipedia
1997
The Kyoto Protocol, an agreement committing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, opens for signature. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day December 11
- 1475Pope Leo X (died 1521)
- 1843Robert Koch, German microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1910)
- 1882Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
- 1882Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (died 1947)
- 1911Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2006)
- 1918Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)
- 1943John Kerry, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th United States Secretary of Stateturns 83 years
- 1961Macky Sall, Senegalese engineer and politician, fourth President of Senegalturns 65 years
Died on this day December 11
- 384Pope Damasus I (born c.304)aged 79 years
- 1282Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Welsh prince (born 1223)aged 36 years
- 1282Michael VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1225)aged 58 years
- 1582Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Spanish general and politician, 12th Constable of Portugal (born 1508)aged 75 years
- 1694Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (born 1630)aged 64 years
- 1840Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (born 1771)aged 69 years
- 1978Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)aged 77 years
- 2012Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (born 1920)aged 92 years
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
The day in words
In New York the sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 16:29, giving 9h 19m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 10 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 6% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 11 to Noah, Damasus I and Nikephoros II Phokas.
December 11 is International Mountain Day, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention (1792); Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King (1925). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Pope Leo X was born on December 11, 1475; Pope Damasus I died on December 11, 384.
14 days remain until Christmas and 21 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 11 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 95%
- of the year elapsed
- 14
- until Christmas
- 21
- until New Year
- 445
- until the next 29 February
2026 — Common year (365 days)
Work with dates
Sources
Every block on this page names where its data comes from. Nothing here is generated when the source is silent.
- United Nations — International Days— What's celebrated today
- Wikidata (P841)— Saints and name days · CC0 1.0
- Wikipedia (en)— On this day in history · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26