Today
Sunday November 8 2026
- Day of the year
- 312/ 365
- Week
- 452,026
- Days left
- 5385%
- Moon
- 0%New moon
Today is Sunday, November 8, 2026. It is day 312 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 53 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.
- Gabrielangel in Abrahamic religions
- Michaelarchangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings
- John Duns Scotuspriest, friar, philosopher, theologian, college teacher
- Adeodatus Ipope
- Raphaelarchangel featuring in Book of Tobit
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Length of day
- 10h 10m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 43 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
New moon
Illumination : 0%
Moon age : 29.0 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
1519
Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration. Wikipedia
1576
Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation. Wikipedia
1620
The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours. Wikipedia
1895
While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. Wikipedia
1923
Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government. Wikipedia
1939
In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch. Wikipedia
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1942
World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers. Wikipedia
1960
John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, who would later be elected president in 1968 and 1972. Wikipedia
1988
U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president. Wikipedia
2016
Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to receive a major party's nomination. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 8
- 1656Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician (died 1742)
- 1723John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1786)
- 1847Bram Stoker, Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (died 1912)
- 1935Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter (died 2024)
- 1947Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (died 1979)
- 1949Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitaristturns 77 years
- 1952Alfre Woodard, American actressturns 74 years
- 1954Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producerturns 72 years
Died on this day November 8
- 397Martin of Tours, Frankish bishop and saintaged 61 years
- 1226Louis VIII, king of France (born 1187)aged 39 years
- 1674John Milton, English poet and philosopher (born 1608)aged 66 years
- 1817Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (born 1754)aged 63 years
- 1890César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (born 1822)aged 68 years
- 1953Ivan Bunin, Russian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1870)aged 83 years
- 1986Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician and diplomat, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1890)aged 96 years
- 2009Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)aged 93 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 06:35 and sets at 16:45, giving 10h 10m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 43 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is new, 0% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 8 to Gabriel, Michael and John Duns Scotus.
No United Nations international day falls on November 8. 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: Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration (1519); Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation (1576). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Edmond Halley was born on November 8, 1656; Martin of Tours died on November 8, 397.
47 days remain until Christmas and 54 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 8 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 85%
- of the year elapsed
- 47
- until Christmas
- 54
- until New Year
- 478
- 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