Today
Saturday November 7 2026
- Day of the year
- 311/ 365
- Week
- 452,026
- Days left
- 5485%
- Moon
- 3%Waning crescent
Today is Saturday, November 7, 2026. It is day 311 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 54 remain, and 85% 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 10World Science Day for Peace and Development
- November 14World Diabetes Day
- November 16International Day for Tolerance
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- WillibrordAnglo-Saxon monk, bishop and missionary (c.658–739)
- Engelbert II of BergArchbishop of Cologne (1185 or 1186–1225)
- ProsdocimusBishop of Padua
- Francisco PalauBeatified Spanish Discalced Carmelite friar and priest (1811-1872)
- Vicente Liem de la PazDominican friar venerated as a saint and martyr by the Roman Catholic Church
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Length of day
- 10h 12m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 44 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 : 3%
Moon age : 28.0 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
680
The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. Wikipedia
921
Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia) to recognize their borders along the Rhine. Wikipedia
1492
The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. Wikipedia
1665
The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published. Wikipedia
1811
Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States. Wikipedia
1917
World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia
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1917
The October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October, occurs, according to the Gregorian calendar; on this date, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace. Wikipedia
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States. Wikipedia
1987
In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Wikipedia
2020
Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day November 7
- 1598Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter (died 1664)
- 1867Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934)
- 1879Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (died 1940)
- 1886Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player and theoretician (died 1935)
- 1888C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
- 1913Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1960)
- 1918Billy Graham, American minister and author (died 2018)
- 1943Michael Spence, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureateturns 83 years
Died on this day November 7
- 1913Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English biologist and geographer (born 1823)aged 90 years
- 1959Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (born 1883)aged 73 years
- 1980Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (born 1930)aged 50 years
- 1992Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (born 1921)aged 71 years
- 2004Howard Keel, American actor and singer (born 1919)aged 85 years
- 2006Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician, co-founded L'Express (born 1924)aged 82 years
- 2011Joe Frazier, American boxer (born 1944)aged 67 years
- 2013Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician (born 1928)aged 85 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 06:34 and sets at 16:46, giving 10h 12m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 44 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 3% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 7 to Willibrord, Engelbert II of Berg and Prosdocimus.
No United Nations international day falls on November 7. The next one on the calendar is World Science Day for Peace and Development, on November 10.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople (680); Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia) to recognize their borders along the Rhine (921). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Francisco de Zurbarán was born on November 7, 1598; Alfred Russel Wallace died on November 7, 1913.
48 days remain until Christmas and 55 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 7 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 85%
- of the year elapsed
- 48
- until Christmas
- 55
- until New Year
- 479
- 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