Today
Wednesday November 18 2026
- Day of the year
- 322/ 365
- Week
- 472,026
- Days left
- 4388%
- Moon
- 62%Waxing gibbous
Today is Wednesday, November 18, 2026. It is day 322 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 43 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.
- Paul the ApostleEarly Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
- Noahbiblical prophet, son of Lamech, major figure in the Book of Genesis
- Tikhon of MoscowPatriarch of Moscow (1865-1925)
- Odo of Clunybenedictine monk, second abbott of Cluny
- Rose Philippine DuchesneFrench Catholic Religious Sister and missionary in the United States
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Length of day
- 9h 49m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:41
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 33 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 gibbous
Illumination : 62%
Moon age : 9.4 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
1095
The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Wikipedia
1302
Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy. Wikipedia
1626
The new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is consecrated. Wikipedia
1803
The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere. Wikipedia
1903
The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone. Wikipedia
1909
Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya. Wikipedia
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1916
World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916. Wikipedia
1928
Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. Wikipedia
1978
In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Wikipedia
1987
King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day November 18
- 1647Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (died 1706)
- 1787Louis Daguerre, French artist, photographer and inventor (died 1851)
- 1832Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (died 1901)
- 1836W. S. Gilbert, English playwright, poet, and illustrator (died 1911)
- 1906Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (died 1988)
- 1909Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (died 1976)
- 1945Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lankaturns 81 years
- 1962Kirk Hammett, American guitarist, songwriter, member of the thrash metal band Metallicaturns 64 years
Died on this day November 18
- 1886Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (born 1829)aged 57 years
- 1922Marcel Proust, French author and critic (born 1871)aged 51 years
- 1941Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)aged 77 years
- 1962Niels Bohr, Danish footballer, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)aged 77 years
- 1978Jim Jones, American cult leader, founded Peoples Temple (born 1931)aged 47 years
- 2002James Coburn, American actor (born 1928)aged 74 years
- 2003Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (born 1948)aged 55 years
- 2017Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian hard rock guitarist (born 1953)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 06:47 and sets at 16:36, giving 9h 49m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 33 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 62% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 18 to Paul the Apostle, Noah and Tikhon of Moscow.
No United Nations international day falls on November 18. 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: The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land (1095); Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy (1302). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Pierre Bayle was born on November 18, 1647; Chester A. Arthur died on November 18, 1886.
37 days remain until Christmas and 44 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 18 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 88%
- of the year elapsed
- 37
- until Christmas
- 44
- until New Year
- 468
- 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