Today
Thursday December 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 358/ 365
- Week
- 522,026
- Days left
- 798%
- Moon
- 99%Full moon
Today is Thursday, December 24, 2026. It is day 358 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 7 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.
- Adamfirst man according to the Abrahamic creation and religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- Evethe first woman in the story of Genesis
- AdelaCatholic saint and royal princess
- Irmina of OerenFrankish noble
- Paola Elisabetta CerioliItalian nun (1816–1865)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Length of day
- 9h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2026
Next season
Spring — 86 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 : 99%
Moon age : 15.7 days
- Next full moon
- January 22, 2027
- 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
1144
The capital of the crusader County of Edessa falls to Imad ad-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. Wikipedia
1294
Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned. Wikipedia
1777
Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook. Wikipedia
1800
The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte. Wikipedia
1814
Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812. Wikipedia
1865
Former Confederate officers Frank McCord, Richard Reed, John Lester, John Kennedy, J. Calvin Jones, and James Crowe form the Ku Klux Klan. Wikipedia
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1906
Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech. Wikipedia
1914
World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins. Wikipedia
1951
Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya. Wikipedia
1968
Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits, took the Earthrise photograph, broadcast live TV pictures, and read the first ten verses of Genesis. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day December 24
- 1166John, King of England (died 1216)
- 1588Constance of Austria (died 1631)
- 1798Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (died 1855)
- 1809Kit Carson, American general (died 1868)
- 1810Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (died 1873)
- 1818James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (died 1889)
- 1943Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finlandturns 83 years
- 1957Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistanturns 69 years
Died on this day December 24
- 1524Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (born 1469)aged 55 years
- 1942François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (born 1881)aged 61 years
- 1980Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (born 1891)aged 89 years
- 1987Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1919)aged 68 years
- 1992Peyo, Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (born 1928)aged 64 years
- 1999Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of France (born 1907)aged 92 years
- 1999João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (born 1918)aged 81 years
- 2008Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1930)aged 78 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 86 days, on March 20, 2027 (March equinox).
The moon is full, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on January 22, 2027 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 24 to Adam, Eve and Adela.
No United Nations international day falls on December 24. 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: The capital of the crusader County of Edessa falls to Imad ad-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo (1144); Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned (1294). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John was born on December 24, 1166; Vasco da Gama died on December 24, 1524.
1 days remain until Christmas and 8 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 24 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 98%
- of the year elapsed
- 1
- until Christmas
- 8
- until New Year
- 432
- 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