Today
Monday November 2 2026
- Day of the year
- 306/ 365
- Week
- 452,026
- Days left
- 5984%
- Moon
- 41%Waning crescent
Today is Monday, November 2, 2026. It is day 306 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 59 remain, and 84% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 45.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 10World Science Day for Peace and Development
- November 14World Diabetes Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Gabriel UrgebadzeGeorgian saint (1929–1995)
- Victorinus of Pettau3rd century Christian ecclesiastical writer
- Baron SamediLoa of Haitian Vodou
- Margaret of LorraineFrench duchess
- Justus of Triestemartyred during Diocletian's persecution, 303-304
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Length of day
- 10h 23m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 49 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Veterans Day — November 11, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning crescent
Illumination : 41%
Moon age : 23.0 days
- Next full moon
- November 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- November 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
1889
North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. Wikipedia
1914
World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles is subsequently closed. Wikipedia
1917
The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities". Wikipedia
1947
In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built until Scaled Composites rolled out their Stratolaunch in May 2017. Wikipedia
1960
Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. Wikipedia
1963
South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. Wikipedia
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1964
King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal. Wikipedia
1988
The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. Wikipedia
2000
Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station for the first long-duration stay onboard. From this day to present, a continuous human presence in space on the station remains uninterrupted. Wikipedia
2008
Lewis Hamilton secured his maiden Formula One Drivers' Championship Title by one point ahead of Felipe Massa at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after a pass for fifth place against the Toyota of Timo Glock on the final lap of the race. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 2
- 1699Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter and educator (died 1779)
- 1755Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (died 1793)
- 1795James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (died 1849)
- 1808Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (died 1889)
- 1815George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (died 1864)
- 1865Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (died 1923)
- 1911Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
- 1929Richard E. Taylor, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
Died on this day November 2
- 1083Matilda of Flanders, Queen Consort of England (born 1031)aged 52 years
- 1950George Bernard Shaw, Irish author, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1856)aged 94 years
- 19631963 South Vietnamese coupaged 62 years
- 1966Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884)aged 82 years
- 1966Mississippi John Hurt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1892)aged 74 years
- 1975Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1922)aged 53 years
- 2004Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the 1st president and founder of the UAE (born 1918)aged 86 years
- 2004Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, and producer (born 1957)aged 47 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 06:28 and sets at 16:51, giving 10h 23m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 49 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 41% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 2 to Gabriel Urgebadze, Victorinus of Pettau and Baron Samedi.
No United Nations international day falls on November 2. The next one on the calendar is World Tsunami Awareness Day, on November 5.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states (1889); World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles is subsequently closed (1914). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was born on November 2, 1699; Matilda of Flanders died on November 2, 1083.
53 days remain until Christmas and 60 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 2 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 84%
- of the year elapsed
- 53
- until Christmas
- 60
- until New Year
- 484
- 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