Today
Tuesday November 17 2026
- Day of the year
- 321/ 365
- Week
- 472,026
- Days left
- 4488%
- Moon
- 52%First quarter
Today is Tuesday, November 17, 2026. It is day 321 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 44 remain, and 88% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 47.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- November 19World Toilet Day
- November 20World Children's Day
- November 21World Television Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Hilariuspope (415-468)
- Elizabeth of HungaryCatholic saint (1207−1231)
- Gregory of ToursGallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours
- Robert GrossetesteEnglish bishop and philosopher
- Gertrude the GreatRoman Catholic Saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Length of day
- 9h 51m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:41
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 34 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
First quarter
Illumination : 52%
Moon age : 8.4 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
1558
Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I. Wikipedia
1796
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. Wikipedia
1820
Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.) Wikipedia
1869
In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated. Wikipedia
1878
First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg. Wikipedia
1969
Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. Wikipedia
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1970
Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. Wikipedia
1983
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico. Wikipedia
1989
Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29). Wikipedia
1997
In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day November 17
- 1587Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet and playwright (died 1679)
- 1749Nicolas Appert, French chef, invented canning (died 1841)
- 1755Louis XVIII, king of France (died 1824)
- 1887Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (died 1976)
- 1902Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
- 1906Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, co-founded the Honda Motor Company (died 1991)
- 1944Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect and academic, designed the Seattle Central Libraryturns 82 years
- 1960RuPaul, American drag queen performer, actor, and singerturns 66 years
Died on this day November 17
- 375Valentinian I, Roman emperor (born 321)aged 54 years
- 594Gregory of Tours, Roman bishop and saint (born 538)aged 56 years
- 1558Mary I of England (born 1516)aged 42 years
- 1558Reginald Pole, English cardinal and academic (born 1500)aged 58 years
- 1796Catherine the Great, of Russia (born 1729)aged 67 years
- 1917Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator (born 1840)aged 77 years
- 1990Robert Hofstadter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915)aged 75 years
- 2013Doris Lessing, British novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919)aged 94 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 06:45 and sets at 16:36, giving 9h 51m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 34 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is at first quarter, 52% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 17 to Hilarius, Elizabeth of Hungary and Gregory of Tours.
No United Nations international day falls on November 17. The next one on the calendar is World Toilet Day, on November 19.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I (1558); French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy (1796). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Joost van den Vondel was born on November 17, 1587; Valentinian I died on November 17, 375.
38 days remain until Christmas and 45 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 17 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 88%
- of the year elapsed
- 38
- until Christmas
- 45
- until New Year
- 469
- 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