Today
Sunday November 1 2026
- Day of the year
- 305/ 365
- Week
- 442,026
- Days left
- 6084%
- Moon
- 52%Last quarter
Today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. It is day 305 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 60 remain, and 84% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 44.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 10World Science Day for Peace and Development
- November 14World Diabetes Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Saints Cosmas and Damiantwins and early Christian martyrs born in Arabia
- Nuno Álvares PereiraPortuguese nobleman
- Caesarius of Africadeacon and martyr
- Theodore RomzhaBlessed Martyr, Eparch of Mukacheve (1911–1947)
- Austromoine3rd century founding Bishop of Clermont
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Length of day
- 10h 26m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 50 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Veterans Day — November 11, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Last quarter
Illumination : 52%
Moon age : 22.0 days
- Next full moon
- November 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- November 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Scorpio
until November 22, 2026 — Sagittarius
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
1503
Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere is elected Pope and takes the name Julius II. Wikipedia
1755
In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 people. Wikipedia
1800
John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House). Wikipedia
1894
Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies. Wikipedia
1911
World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs. Wikipedia
1914
World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth. Wikipedia
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1952
Nuclear weapons testing: The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll. The explosion had a yield of ten megatons TNT equivalent. Wikipedia
1954
The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence. Wikipedia
1981
Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
1993
The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 1
- 846Louis the Stammerer, Frankish king (died 879)
- 1636Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (died 1711)
- 1757Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor and educator (died 1822)
- 1762Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1812)
- 1778Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (died 1837)
- 1878Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1959)
- 1942Larry Flynt, American publisher, founded Larry Flynt Publications (died 2021)
- 1950Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureateturns 76 years
Died on this day November 1
- 1399John IV of Brittany (born 1339)aged 60 years
- 1546Giulio Romano, Italian painter and architect (born 1499)aged 47 years
- 1700Charles II of Spain (born 1661)aged 39 years
- 1894Alexander III of Russia (born 1845)aged 49 years
- 1972Ezra Pound, American poet and critic (born 1885)aged 87 years
- 2007Paul Tibbets, American general (born 1915)aged 92 years
- 2008Yma Sumac, Peruvian-American soprano and actress (born 1922/1923)aged 86 years
- 2015Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (born 1929)aged 86 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 06:27 and sets at 16:52, giving 10h 26m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 50 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is at last quarter, 52% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 1 to Saints Cosmas and Damian, Nuno Álvares Pereira and Caesarius of Africa.
No United Nations international day falls on November 1. The next one on the calendar is World Tsunami Awareness Day, on November 5.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere is elected Pope and takes the name Julius II (1503); In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 people (1755). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Louis the Stammerer was born on November 1, 846; John IV of Brittany died on November 1, 1399.
54 days remain until Christmas and 61 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 1 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 84%
- of the year elapsed
- 54
- until Christmas
- 61
- until New Year
- 485
- 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