Today
Saturday November 14 2026
- Day of the year
- 318/ 365
- Week
- 462,026
- Days left
- 4787%
- Moon
- 25%Waxing crescent
Today is Saturday, November 14, 2026. It is day 318 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 47 remain, and 87% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 46.
What's celebrated on this date
World Diabetes Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Justinian IEastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
- Philip the ApostleChristian saint and apostle
- TheodoraByzantine empress from 527 to 548
- Gregory Palamas14th century Byzantine Greek cleric and theologian
- LonginusRoman soldier, and saint, who pierced the side of Jesus
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Length of day
- 9h 57m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 37 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 : 25%
Moon age : 5.4 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
1770
James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. Wikipedia
1889
Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days. Wikipedia
1910
Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13. Wikipedia
1965
Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. Wikipedia
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1969
Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon. Wikipedia
1975
With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara. Wikipedia
1990
After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland. Wikipedia
2003
Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 14
- 1719Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1787)
- 1778Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1837)
- 1840Claude Monet, French painter (died 1926)
- 1889Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (died 1964)
- 1891Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
- 1906Louise Brooks, American actress and dancer (died 1985)
- 1948Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realmsturns 78 years
- 1954Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist, academic, and politician, 66th United States Secretary of Stateturns 72 years
Died on this day November 14
- 565Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (born 482)aged 83 years
- 1263Alexander Nevsky, Russian saint (born 1220)aged 43 years
- 1522Anne of France, duchess of Bourbon (born 1461)aged 61 years
- 1687Nell Gwyn, English mistress of Charles II of England (born 1650)aged 37 years
- 1716Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1646)aged 70 years
- 1749Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (born 1713)aged 36 years
- 1831Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, author, and academic (born 1770)aged 61 years
- 1866Miguel I of Portugal (born 1802)aged 64 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 06:42 and sets at 16:39, giving 9h 57m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 37 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 25% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 14 to Justinian I, Philip the Apostle and Theodora.
November 14 is World Diabetes Day, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile (1770); Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days (1889). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Leopold Mozart was born on November 14, 1719; Justinian I died on November 14, 565.
41 days remain until Christmas and 48 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 14 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 87%
- of the year elapsed
- 41
- until Christmas
- 48
- until New Year
- 472
- 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