Today
Sunday October 11 2026
- Day of the year
- 284/ 365
- Week
- 412,026
- Days left
- 8178%
- Moon
- 1%Waxing crescent
Today is Sunday, October 11, 2026. It is day 284 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 81 remain, and 78% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 41.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day of the Girl Child
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Johnpriest, bishop, cardinal, pope
- Philip the EvangelistAncient Roman saint
- Bruno the GreatArchbishop of Cologne
- Hilarion of Kyivfirst non-Greek Metropolitan of Kyiv
- Saint Meinhardfirst bishop of Livonia (ca 1130 – ca 1196)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Length of day
- 11h 19m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:43
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 71 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Columbus Day — October 12, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 1%
Moon age : 1.0 days
- Next full moon
- October 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- November 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Libra
until October 23, 2026 — Scorpio
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
1634
The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany. Wikipedia
1797
The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars. Wikipedia
1852
The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney. Wikipedia
1899
The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State. Wikipedia
1942
World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force. Wikipedia
1958
NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. Wikipedia
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1962
The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years. Wikipedia
1968
NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission. Wikipedia
1984
Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk. Wikipedia
1986
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day October 11
- 1758Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (died 1840)
- 1881Hans Kelsen, Czech-American jurist and philosopher (died 1973)
- 1884Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
- 1884Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States (died 1962)
- 1885François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
- 1918Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (died 1998)
- 1919Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (died 1990)
- 1925Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Died on this day October 11
- 1188Robert I, Count of Dreux (born 1123)aged 65 years
- 1303Pope Boniface VIII (born 1235)aged 68 years
- 1896Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (born 1824)aged 72 years
- 1963Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1889)aged 74 years
- 2006Cory Lidle, American baseball player (born 1972)aged 34 years
- 2008Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (born 1950)aged 58 years
- 2013María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (born 1980)aged 34 years
- 2019Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)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 07:03 and sets at 18:22, giving 11h 19m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 71 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 1% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 11 to John, Philip the Evangelist and Bruno the Great.
October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany (1634); The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars (1797). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers was born on October 11, 1758; Robert I died on October 11, 1188.
75 days remain until Christmas and 82 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 11 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 78%
- of the year elapsed
- 75
- until Christmas
- 82
- until New Year
- 506
- 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