Today
Friday December 25 2026
- Day of the year
- 359/ 365
- Week
- 522,026
- Days left
- 698%
- Moon
- 96%Waning gibbous
Today is Friday, December 25, 2026. It is day 359 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 6 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.
- Jacopone da TodiItalian Franciscan mystic
- Anastasia of SirmiumChristian saint and martyr
- Peter the VenerableFrench abbot and saint
- Albert ChmielowskiPolish saint (1846-1916)
- Eugenia of RomeRoman Christian martyr (died c 258)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Length of day
- 9h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2026
Next season
Spring — 85 days, March 20, 2027 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
- Public holidayChristmas Day
Next public holiday : New Year's Day — January 1, 2027
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 96%
Moon age : 16.7 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
274
A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. Wikipedia
800
The coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. Wikipedia
1066
William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London. Wikipedia
1100
Baldwin of Boulogne is crowned the first King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Wikipedia
1492
The carrack Santa María, commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. Wikipedia
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1989
Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial. Wikipedia
1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union. Wikipedia
2003
The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing. Wikipedia
2004
The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day December 25
- 1821Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founder of the American Red Cross (died 1912)
- 1878Louis Chevrolet, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Chevrolet (died 1941)
- 1904Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)
- 1906Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)
- 1916Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (died 2012)
- 1924Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (died 1975)
- 1924Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India (died 2018)
- 1927Ram Narayan, Indian sarangi player (died 2024)
Died on this day December 25
- 795Pope Adrian Iaged 95 years
- 1156Peter the Venerable, French abbot and saint (born 1092)aged 64 years
- 1635Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (born 1567)aged 61 years
- 1926Emperor Taishō of Japan (born 1879)aged 47 years
- 1973İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (born 1884)aged 89 years
- 1977Charlie Chaplin, English actor and director (born 1889)aged 88 years
- 1989Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian politician, First Lady of Romania (born 1916)aged 70 years
- 1995Dean Martin, American singer and actor (born 1917)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 16:34, giving 9h 16m of daylight — the same as yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2026; spring opens in 85 days, on March 20, 2027 (March equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 96% illuminated. The next full moon falls on January 22, 2027 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 25 to Jacopone da Todi, Anastasia of Sirmium and Peter the Venerable.
No United Nations international day falls on December 25. The next one on the calendar is World Braille Day, on January 4.
It is a public holiday in the United States: Christmas Day.
On this day in history: A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian (274); The coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome (800). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821; Pope Adrian I died on December 25, 795.
0 days remain until Christmas and 7 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 25 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 98%
- of the year elapsed
- 0
- until Christmas
- 7
- until New Year
- 431
- 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