Today
Thursday November 26 2026
- Day of the year
- 330/ 365
- Week
- 482,026
- Days left
- 3590%
- Moon
- 94%Waning gibbous
Today is Thursday, November 26, 2026. It is day 330 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 35 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
- December 1World AIDS Day
- December 2International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- December 3International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Isabella I of Castilequeen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504 (1451–1504)
- Siriciuspope
- Genevieve of ParisPatron saint of Paris
- James AlberioneItalian Catholic priest and the founder of the Pauline Family (1884–1971)
- Leonard of Port MauriceItalian Franciscan preacher and ascetic writer
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Length of day
- 9h 35m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:43
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 25 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
- Public holidayThanksgiving Day
Next public holiday : Christmas Day — December 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 94%
Moon age : 17.4 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
1778
In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui. Wikipedia
1812
The Battle of Berezina begins during Napoleon's retreat from Russia. Wikipedia
1922
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: The Hull note is given to the Japanese ambassador, demanding that Japan withdraw from China and French Indochina, in return for which the United States would lift economic sanctions. On the same day, Japan's 1st Air Fleet departs Hitokappu Bay for Hawaii. Wikipedia
1942
Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City. Wikipedia
1949
The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Wikipedia
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1965
France launches Astérix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster. Wikipedia
2003
The Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England. Wikipedia
2008
Mumbai attacks, a series of terrorist attacks killing approximately 175 citizens by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist Islamist terrorist organisation. Wikipedia
2018
The robotic probe Insight lands on Elysium Planitia, Mars. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 26
- 1607John Harvard, English minister and philanthropist (died 1638)
- 1827Ellen G. White, American religious leader and author, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (died 1915)
- 1898Karl Ziegler, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
- 1918Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer and politician, 31st President of Chile (died 2016)
- 1919Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (died 2010)
- 1922Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (died 2000)
- 1931Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentinian painter, sculptor, and activist, Nobel Prize laureateturns 95 years
- 1948Elizabeth Blackburn, Australian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureateturns 78 years
Died on this day November 26
- 399Siricius, pope of the Catholic Church (born 334)aged 65 years
- 1504Isabella I, queen of Castile and León (born 1451)aged 53 years
- 1688Philippe Quinault, French playwright and composer (born 1635)aged 53 years
- 1855Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (born 1798)aged 57 years
- 1857Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet and author (born 1788)aged 69 years
- 1883Sojourner Truth, American activist (born 1797)aged 86 years
- 1926John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (born 1855)aged 71 years
- 1956Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer (born 1905)aged 51 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 06:56 and sets at 16:31, giving 9h 35m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 25 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 94% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 26 to Isabella I of Castile, Siricius and Genevieve of Paris.
No United Nations international day falls on November 26. The next one on the calendar is World AIDS Day, on December 1.
It is a public holiday in the United States: Thanksgiving Day.
On this day in history: In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui (1778); The Battle of Berezina begins during Napoleon's retreat from Russia (1812). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John Harvard was born on November 26, 1607; Siricius died on November 26, 399.
29 days remain until Christmas and 36 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 26 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 90%
- of the year elapsed
- 29
- until Christmas
- 36
- until New Year
- 460
- 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