Today
Friday November 27 2026
- Day of the year
- 331/ 365
- Week
- 482,026
- Days left
- 3491%
- Moon
- 87%Waning gibbous
Today is Friday, November 27, 2026. It is day 331 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 34 remain, and 91% 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.
- Philip the ApostleChristian saint and apostle
- Ramon LlullMajorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6)
- Barlaam and Josaphattwo saints
- Vergilius of SalzburgIrish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg
- Yacoub M’fasquoPersian saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Length of day
- 9h 34m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:44
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 24 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Christmas Day — December 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 87%
Moon age : 18.4 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
602
Byzantine Emperor Maurice is forced to watch as the usurper Phocas executes his five sons before Maurice is beheaded himself. Wikipedia
1095
Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. Wikipedia
1830
Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition. Wikipedia
1863
American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South. Wikipedia
1868
American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land. Wikipedia
1895
At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies. Wikipedia
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1912
Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco. Wikipedia
1940
In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents. Wikipedia
1978
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the Turkish village of Fis. Wikipedia
1983
Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day November 27
- 1635Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (died 1719)
- 1754Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (died 1794)
- 1903Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)
- 1939Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Congolese politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 2001)
- 1940Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (died 1973)
- 1942Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1970)
- 1960Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Ukraineturns 66 years
- 1964Robin Givens, American actressturns 62 years
Died on this day November 27
- 450Galla Placidia, Roman Empress (born 392)aged 64 years
- 511Clovis I, king of the Franksaged 45 years
- 602Maurice, Byzantine emperor (born 539)aged 63 years
- 1252Blanche of Castile (born 1188)aged 64 years
- 1852Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1815)aged 37 years
- 1895Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (born 1824)aged 71 years
- 1953Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)aged 65 years
- 1999Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, French Minister of Justice (born 1925)aged 74 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 06:57 and sets at 16:31, giving 9h 34m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 24 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 87% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 27 to Philip the Apostle, Ramon Llull and Barlaam and Josaphat.
No United Nations international day falls on November 27. The next one on the calendar is World AIDS Day, on December 1.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Byzantine Emperor Maurice is forced to watch as the usurper Phocas executes his five sons before Maurice is beheaded himself (602); Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont (1095). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Françoise d'Aubigné was born on November 27, 1635; Galla Placidia died on November 27, 450.
28 days remain until Christmas and 35 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 27 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 91%
- of the year elapsed
- 28
- until Christmas
- 35
- until New Year
- 459
- 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