Today
Thursday November 19 2026
- Day of the year
- 323/ 365
- Week
- 472,026
- Days left
- 4288%
- Moon
- 72%Waxing gibbous
Today is Thursday, November 19, 2026. It is day 323 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 42 remain, and 88% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 47.
What's celebrated on this date
World Toilet Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Elizabeth of HungaryCatholic saint (1207−1231)
- Obadiahbiblical prophet associated with the Book of Obadiah
- Eucherius of Lyon5th century Bishop of Lyon
- MechtildeSaxon Christian saint
- Raphael KalinowskiPolish Discalced Carmelite friar, engineer and saint (1835–1907)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Length of day
- 9h 47m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:41
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 32 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 : 72%
Moon age : 10.4 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
636
The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq. Wikipedia
1816
Warsaw University is established. Wikipedia
1863
American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia
1885
Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. Wikipedia
1942
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor. Wikipedia
1946
Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations. Wikipedia
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon. Wikipedia
1985
Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time. Wikipedia
1999
Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft. Wikipedia
2002
The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 76,000 m3 (20 million US gal) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day November 19
- 1600Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (died 1649)
- 1805Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and engineer, developed the Suez Canal (died 1894)
- 1831James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (died 1881)
- 1888José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban-American chess player and theologian (died 1942)
- 1917Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (died 1984)
- 1933Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (died 2021)
- 1938Ted Turner, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System (died 2026)
- 1942Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc.turns 84 years
Died on this day November 19
- 1298Mechtilde, Saxon saint (born c. 1240)aged 57 years
- 1557Bona Sforza, Italian wife of Sigismund I the Old (born 1494)aged 63 years
- 1665Nicolas Poussin, French-Italian painter (born 1594)aged 71 years
- 1672John Wilkins, English bishop and philosopher (born 1614)aged 58 years
- 1992Diane Varsi, American actress (born 1938)aged 54 years
- 2004John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)aged 77 years
- 2013Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)aged 95 years
- 2023Rosalynn Carter, American mental health activist, First Lady of the United States (1977–1981), and of Georgia (1971–1975) (born 1927)aged 96 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 06:48 and sets at 16:35, giving 9h 47m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 32 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 72% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 19 to Elizabeth of Hungary, Obadiah and Eucherius of Lyon.
November 19 is World Toilet 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: The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq (636); Warsaw University is established (1816). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Charles I of England was born on November 19, 1600; Mechtilde died on November 19, 1298.
36 days remain until Christmas and 43 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 19 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 88%
- of the year elapsed
- 36
- until Christmas
- 43
- until New Year
- 467
- 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