Today
Friday November 20 2026
- Day of the year
- 324/ 365
- Week
- 472,026
- Days left
- 4189%
- Moon
- 81%Waxing gibbous
Today is Friday, November 20, 2026. It is day 324 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 41 remain, and 89% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 47.
What's celebrated on this date
World Children's Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Edmund the MartyrKing of East Anglia from about 855 until 869
- Ambrose TraversariItalian monk and theologian (1386–1439)
- Anacleto González FloresMexican Catholic martyr (1888-1927)
- Grigorios of DekapolisByzantine monk
- TheoktistosByzantine regent for emperor Michael III from 842 to 855
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Length of day
- 9h 45m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:42
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 31 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 : 81%
Moon age : 11.4 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
284
Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. Wikipedia
1820
An 80-ton sperm whale attacks and sinks the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts) 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) from the western coast of South America. (Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick was in part inspired by this incident.) Wikipedia
1910
Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution. Wikipedia
1917
World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Wikipedia
1943
World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns. Wikipedia
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1945
Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg. Wikipedia
1947
The Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen) marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London. Wikipedia
1979
Grand Mosque seizure: About 200 Sunni Muslims revolt in Saudi Arabia at the site of the Kaaba in Mecca during the pilgrimage and take about 6,000 hostages. The Saudi government receives help from French special forces to put down the uprising. Wikipedia
1994
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.) Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 20
- 1841Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1919)
- 1851Margherita of Savoy, Italian Queen consort (died 1926)
- 1858Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940)
- 1886Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
- 1912Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (died 2011)
- 1923Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014)
- 1925Robert F. Kennedy, US Navy officer, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (died 1968)
- 1942Joe Biden, American politician, 46th President of the United Statesturns 84 years
Died on this day November 20
- 1695Zumbi, Brazilian king (born 1655)aged 40 years
- 1910Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright (born 1828)aged 82 years
- 1925Alexandra of Denmark, Queen Consort of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India (born 1844)aged 81 years
- 1936José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician (born 1903)aged 33 years
- 1945Francis William Aston, English chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)aged 68 years
- 1975Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1892)aged 83 years
- 1978Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and sculptor (born 1888)aged 90 years
- 2007Ian Smith, Rhodesian lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (born 1919)aged 88 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 06:49 and sets at 16:34, giving 9h 45m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 31 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 81% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 20 to Edmund the Martyr, Ambrose Traversari and Anacleto González Flores.
November 20 is World Children's 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: Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor (284); An 80-ton sperm whale attacks and sinks the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts) 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) from the western coast of South America (1820). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Wilfrid Laurier was born on November 20, 1841; Zumbi died on November 20, 1695.
35 days remain until Christmas and 42 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 20 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 89%
- of the year elapsed
- 35
- until Christmas
- 42
- until New Year
- 466
- 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