Today
Friday November 13 2026
- Day of the year
- 317/ 365
- Week
- 462,026
- Days left
- 4887%
- Moon
- 17%Waxing crescent
Today is Friday, November 13, 2026. It is day 317 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 48 remain, and 87% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 46.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- November 14World Diabetes Day
- November 16International Day for Tolerance
- November 19World Toilet Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Nicholas Ipope
- Frances Xavier CabriniItalian-American Catholic nun, misionary and saint (1850-1917)
- Abbo of Fleurymonk and abbot of Fleury Abbey (c.945-1004)
- Didacus of AlcaláFranciscan lay brother, missionary and saint
- Saint Homobonuspatron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Length of day
- 9h 59m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 38 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Thanksgiving Day — November 26, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 17%
Moon age : 4.4 days
- Next full moon
- November 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- December 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
1002
English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre. Wikipedia
1160
Louis VII of France marries Adela of Champagne. Wikipedia
1775
American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal. Wikipedia
1940
Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released at New York's Broadway Theatre, on the first night of a roadshow. Wikipedia
1942
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign. Wikipedia
1956
The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott. Wikipedia
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1970
Bhola cyclone: A 240 km/h (150 mph) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night. Wikipedia
1985
The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. Wikipedia
1994
In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union. Wikipedia
2015
Islamic State operatives carry out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists kill 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 13
- 354Augustine of Hippo, Roman bishop and theologian (died 430)
- 1312Edward III of England (died 1377)
- 1486Johann Eck, German theologian and academic (died 1543)
- 1493William IV, Duke of Bavaria (died 1550)
- 1504Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (died 1567)
- 1760Jiaqing Emperor of China (died 1820)
- 1761John Moore, Scottish general and politician (died 1809)
- 1848Albert I, Prince of Monaco (died 1922)
Died on this day November 13
- 867Pope Nicholas I (born 800)aged 47 years
- 1004Abbo of Fleury, French monk and saint (born 945)aged 59 years
- 1093Malcolm III of Scotland (born 1031)aged 62 years
- 1619Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1555)aged 64 years
- 1868Gioachino Rossini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1792)aged 76 years
- 1903Camille Pissarro, Virgin Islander-French painter (born 1830)aged 73 years
- 2002Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1925)aged 77 years
- 2004Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (born 1968)aged 36 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 06:41 and sets at 16:40, giving 9h 59m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 38 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 17% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 13 to Nicholas I, Frances Xavier Cabrini and Abbo of Fleury.
No United Nations international day falls on November 13. The next one on the calendar is World Diabetes Day, on November 14.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre (1002); Louis VII of France marries Adela of Champagne (1160). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Augustine of Hippo was born on November 13, 354; Pope Nicholas I died on November 13, 867.
42 days remain until Christmas and 49 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 13 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 87%
- of the year elapsed
- 42
- until Christmas
- 49
- until New Year
- 473
- 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