Today
Wednesday December 23 2026
- Day of the year
- 357/ 365
- Week
- 522,026
- Days left
- 898%
- Moon
- 100%Full moon
Today is Wednesday, December 23, 2026. It is day 357 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 8 remain, and 98% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 52.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- January 4World Braille Day
- January 24International Day of Education
- January 27International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Dagobert IIFrankish king
- Saint NaumBulgarian writer & missionary
- Saint ThorlakIcelandic Roman Catholic prelate and saint
- Frei GalvãoBrazilian Franciscan friar
- Princess Louise Marie of FranceFrench Princess, Discalced Carmelite nun and Venerable (1737–1787)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Length of day
- 9h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2026
Next season
Spring — 87 days, March 20, 2027 (March equinox)
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
Full moon
Illumination : 100%
Moon age : 14.7 days
- Next full moon
- December 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- January 7, 2027
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Capricorn
until January 20, 2027 — Aquarius
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
1688
As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary. Wikipedia
1783
George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. Wikipedia
1793
The Battle of Savenay: A decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution. Wikipedia
1913
The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island. Wikipedia
1947
The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. Wikipedia
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1972
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. Wikipedia
1978
Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108. Wikipedia
1986
Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. Wikipedia
1990
History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day December 23
- 1777Alexander I of Russia (died 1825)
- 1790Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (died 1832)
- 1805Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (died 1844)
- 1918Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (died 2015)
- 1929Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer (died 1988)
- 1933Akihito, Emperor of Japanturns 93 years
- 1943Queen Silvia of Swedenturns 83 years
- 1950Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and managerturns 76 years
Died on this day December 23
- 484Huneric, Vandal kingaged 73 years
- 1939Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (born 1890)aged 49 years
- 1948Executions resulting from convictions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunalaged 64 years
- 1953Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet general and politician, head of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (born 1899)aged 54 years
- 1972Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (born 1888)aged 84 years
- 2000Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian, pianist, and conductor (born 1909)aged 91 years
- 2007Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (born 1925)aged 82 years
- 2013Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (born 1919)aged 94 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 07:18 and sets at 16:33, giving 9h 15m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2026; spring opens in 87 days, on March 20, 2027 (March equinox).
The moon is full, 100% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 23 to Dagobert II, Saint Naum and Saint Thorlak.
No United Nations international day falls on December 23. The next one on the calendar is World Braille Day, on January 4.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary (1688); George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland (1783). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Alexander I of Russia was born on December 23, 1777; Huneric died on December 23, 484.
2 days remain until Christmas and 9 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 23 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 98%
- of the year elapsed
- 2
- until Christmas
- 9
- until New Year
- 433
- 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