Today
Wednesday November 4 2026
- Day of the year
- 308/ 365
- Week
- 452,026
- Days left
- 5784%
- Moon
- 21%Waning crescent
Today is Wednesday, November 4, 2026. It is day 308 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 57 remain, and 84% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 45.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 10World Science Day for Peace and Development
- November 14World Diabetes Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Charles BorromeoItalian Catholic prelate (1538–1584)
- Saint Emeric of Hungaryson of King St. Stephen I of Hungary and Giselle of Bavaria.
- Our Lady of Kazanholy icon of the Virgin Mary in Kazan Cathedral, Moscow
- Felix of ValoisFrench hermit
- Abercius of Hieropolis2nd-century Bishop of Hieropolis and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Length of day
- 10h 19m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 47 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Veterans Day — November 11, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning crescent
Illumination : 21%
Moon age : 25.0 days
- Next full moon
- November 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- November 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Scorpio
until November 22, 2026 — Sagittarius
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
1576
Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (which is nearly destroyed after three days). Wikipedia
1737
The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy. Wikipedia
1852
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy. Wikipedia
1918
World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented. Wikipedia
1922
In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Wikipedia
1956
Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country. Wikipedia
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1966
The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in). Wikipedia
1979
Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages. Wikipedia
1980
Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter. Wikipedia
1995
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 4
- 1908Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2005)
- 1916Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (died 2002)
- 1916Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (died 2009)
- 1918Art Carney, American actor (died 2003)
- 1919Martin Balsam, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996)
- 1932Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician and diplomat, 10th President of Austria (died 2004)
- 1946Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (died 1989)
- 1948Amadou Toumani Touré, Malian soldier and politician, President of Mali (died 2020)
Died on this day November 4
- 1781Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and songwriter (born 1721)aged 60 years
- 1847Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1809)aged 38 years
- 1924Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (born 1845)aged 79 years
- 1994Sam Francis, American soldier and painter (born 1923)aged 71 years
- 1995Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1922)aged 73 years
- 1995Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher and scholar (born 1925)aged 70 years
- 2008Michael Crichton, American medical doctor, author, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1942)aged 66 years
- 2015René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (born 1923)aged 92 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 06:30 and sets at 16:49, giving 10h 19m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 47 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 21% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 4 to Charles Borromeo, Saint Emeric of Hungary and Our Lady of Kazan.
No United Nations international day falls on November 4. The next one on the calendar is World Tsunami Awareness Day, on November 5.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (which is nearly destroyed after three days) (1576); The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy (1737). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Joseph Rotblat was born on November 4, 1908; Johann Nikolaus Götz died on November 4, 1781.
51 days remain until Christmas and 58 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 4 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 84%
- of the year elapsed
- 51
- until Christmas
- 58
- until New Year
- 482
- 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