Today
Wednesday November 25 2026
- Day of the year
- 329/ 365
- Week
- 482,026
- Days left
- 3690%
- Moon
- 98%Waning gibbous
Today is Wednesday, November 25, 2026. It is day 329 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 36 remain, and 90% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 48.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Catherine of AlexandriaEgyptian missionary, saint depicted with a wheel
- Clement of Ohridmedieval Bulgarian scholar
- Peter of AlexandriaCoptic pope of Alexandria
- Saint MercuriusGreek soldier and Christian martyr (died 250)
- Margherita OcchienaVenerated Catholic (1788-1856)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Length of day
- 9h 37m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:43
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 26 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
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 98%
Moon age : 16.4 days
- Next full moon
- December 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
1120
The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England. Wikipedia
1177
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Châtillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard. Wikipedia
1491
The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada. Wikipedia
1783
American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City, three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Wikipedia
1915
Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Wikipedia
1936
In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. Wikipedia
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1960
The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated. Wikipedia
1970
In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt. Wikipedia
1973
Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis. Wikipedia
1975
Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 25
- 1562Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright and poet (died 1635)
- 1844Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (died 1929)
- 1845José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese-French journalist and author (died 1900)
- 1881Pope John XXIII (died 1963)
- 1895Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (died 1978)
- 1895Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (died 1991)
- 1900Rudolf Höss, German SS officer, commandant of Auschwitz, convicted war criminal (died 1947)
- 1915Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile (died 2006)
Died on this day November 25
- 1885Alfonso XII of Spain (born 1857)aged 28 years
- 1968Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist (born 1878)aged 90 years
- 1970Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, actor, and director (born 1925)aged 45 years
- 1974U Thant, Burmese lawyer and diplomat, 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations (born 1909)aged 65 years
- 2002Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (born 1926)aged 76 years
- 2005George Best, Northern Irish footballer (born 1946)aged 59 years
- 2005Richard Burns, English rally driver (born 1971)aged 34 years
- 2016Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, and revolutionary (born 1926)aged 90 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 06:55 and sets at 16:32, giving 9h 37m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 26 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 98% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 25 to Catherine of Alexandria, Clement of Ohrid and Peter of Alexandria.
November 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 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 White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England (1120); Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Châtillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard (1177). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Lope de Vega was born on November 25, 1562; Alfonso XII of Spain died on November 25, 1885.
30 days remain until Christmas and 37 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 25 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 90%
- of the year elapsed
- 30
- until Christmas
- 37
- until New Year
- 461
- 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