Today
Monday November 23 2026
- Day of the year
- 327/ 365
- Week
- 482,026
- Days left
- 3890%
- Moon
- 99%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, November 23, 2026. It is day 327 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 38 remain, and 90% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 48.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- November 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- December 1World AIDS Day
- December 2International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Clement4th Pope of the Catholic Church
- Alexander Nevskypolitical and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263)
- ColumbanusIrish missionary and saint (540-615)
- Miguel ProMexican Jesuit priest and martyr (1891–1927)
- Amphilochius of Iconiumbishop of Iconium
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Length of day
- 9h 40m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:42
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 28 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 : 99%
Moon age : 14.4 days
- Next full moon
- November 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- December 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Sagittarius
until December 22, 2026 — Capricorn
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
1248
Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. Wikipedia
1644
John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship. Wikipedia
1863
American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops. Wikipedia
1890
King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Wikipedia
1963
The first episode of Doctor Who ("An Unearthly Child") is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama. Wikipedia
Show more (4)
1980
The 6.9 Mw Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483–4,900, and injuring 7,700–8,934. Wikipedia
1991
Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day. Wikipedia
2003
Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections. Wikipedia
2010
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 23
- 912Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 973)
- 1553Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (died 1617)
- 1760François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist and activist (died 1797)
- 1804Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (died 1869)
- 1837Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and thermodynamicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1923)
- 1887Boris Karloff, English actor (died 1969)
- 1887Henry Moseley, English physicist and chemist (died 1915)
- 1925José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (died 1990)
Died on this day November 23
- 955Eadred, English king (born 923)aged 32 years
- 1407Louis I, Duke of Orléans (born 1372)aged 35 years
- 1572Bronzino, Italian painter and poet (born 1503)aged 69 years
- 1682Claude Lorrain, French-Italian painter and engraver (born 1604)aged 82 years
- 1890William III of the Netherlands (born 1817)aged 73 years
- 1991Klaus Kinski, German-American actor and director (born 1926)aged 65 years
- 2006Philippe Noiret, French actor (born 1930)aged 76 years
- 2015Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)aged 95 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 06:52 and sets at 16:33, giving 9h 40m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 28 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 23 to Clement, Alexander Nevsky and Columbanus.
No United Nations international day falls on November 23. The next one on the calendar is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on November 25.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile (1248); John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship (1644). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Otto I was born on November 23, 912; Eadred died on November 23, 955.
32 days remain until Christmas and 39 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 23 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 90%
- of the year elapsed
- 32
- until Christmas
- 39
- until New Year
- 463
- 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