Today
Monday October 19 2026
- Day of the year
- 292/ 365
- Week
- 432,026
- Days left
- 7380%
- Moon
- 59%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, October 19, 2026. It is day 292 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 73 remain, and 80% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 43.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- October 24United Nations Day
- October 31World Cities Day
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Joelbiblical prophet associated with the Book of Joel
- John of RilaBulgarian hermit (876–946)
- Paul of the CrossItalian mystic (1694-1775)
- Philip Howard, 20th Earl of ArundelEnglish nobleman and Catholic saint (1557-1595)
- Antoine DanielJesuit missionary and martyr (1601-1648)
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Length of day
- 10h 58m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:41
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 63 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
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 59%
Moon age : 9.0 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
-202
Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.[citation needed] Wikipedia
439
The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. Wikipedia
1453
Hundred Years' War: Three months after the Battle of Castillon, England loses its last possessions in southern France. Wikipedia
1466
The Thirteen Years' War between Poland and the Teutonic Order ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn. Wikipedia
1469
Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain. Wikipedia
1781
American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end. Wikipedia
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1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC. Wikipedia
1987
Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. Wikipedia
2003
Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II. Wikipedia
2005
Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day October 19
- 1605Thomas Browne, English physician and author (died 1682)
- 1718Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (died 1804)
- 1913Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (died 1980)
- 1914Juanita Moore, American actress (died 2014)
- 1921George Nader, American actor (died 2002)
- 1927Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter and illustratorturns 99 years
- 1944Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1987)
- 1969Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriterturns 57 years
Died on this day October 19
- 1745Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (born 1667)aged 78 years
- 1937Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1871)aged 66 years
- 1943Camille Claudel, French sculptor and illustrator (born 1864)aged 79 years
- 1984Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish priest and activist (born 1947)aged 37 years
- 1986Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (born 1933)aged 53 years
- 1999Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-French lawyer and author (born 1900)aged 99 years
- 2003Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (born 1925)aged 78 years
- 2009Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (born 1918)aged 91 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 07:12 and sets at 18:10, giving 10h 58m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 63 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 59% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 19 to Joel, John of Rila and Paul of the Cross.
No United Nations international day falls on October 19. The next one on the calendar is United Nations Day, on October 24.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.[citation needed] (-202); The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa (439). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Thomas Browne was born on October 19, 1605; Jonathan Swift died on October 19, 1745.
67 days remain until Christmas and 74 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 19 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 80%
- of the year elapsed
- 67
- until Christmas
- 74
- until New Year
- 498
- 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