Today
Sunday November 29 2026
- Day of the year
- 333/ 365
- Week
- 482,026
- Days left
- 3291%
- Moon
- 67%Waning gibbous
Today is Sunday, November 29, 2026. It is day 333 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 32 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.
- Saturninus3rd century founding Bishop of Toulouse
- Jacob of SerughSyriac writer and bishop
- Radboud of UtrechtDutch saint and bishop of Utrecht
- José María ArizmendiarrietaCatholic priest (1915-1976)
- Brendan of BirrIrish abbot and monastic saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Length of day
- 9h 31m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:44
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 22 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 : 67%
Moon age : 20.4 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
1807
John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil. Wikipedia
1830
An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins. Wikipedia
1864
Colorado War: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants at Sand Creek inside Colorado Territory. Wikipedia
1877
Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. Wikipedia
1890
The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. Wikipedia
1929
U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. Wikipedia
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1945
The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. Wikipedia
1947
The United Nations General Assembly approve the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. Wikipedia
1961
Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. Wikipedia
1963
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day November 29
- 1627John Ray, English biologist and botanist (died 1705)
- 1797Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (died 1848)
- 1803Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (died 1853)
- 1898C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (died 1963)
- 1905Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian (died 1991)
- 1918Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (died 2007)
- 1932Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France (died 2019)
- 1940Denny Doherty, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor (died 2007)
Died on this day November 29
- 1268Clement IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1190)aged 78 years
- 1314Philip IV, king of France (born 1268)aged 46 years
- 1378Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1316)aged 62 years
- 1643Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (born 1567)aged 76 years
- 1780Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1717)aged 63 years
- 1924Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (born 1858)aged 66 years
- 1975Graham Hill plane crashaged 46 years
- 2008Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (born 1918)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 06:59 and sets at 16:30, giving 9h 31m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 22 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 67% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 29 to Saturninus, Jacob of Serugh and Radboud of Utrecht.
No United Nations international day falls on November 29. 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: John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil (1807); An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins (1830). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John Ray was born on November 29, 1627; Clement IV died on November 29, 1268.
26 days remain until Christmas and 33 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 29 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 91%
- of the year elapsed
- 26
- until Christmas
- 33
- until New Year
- 457
- 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