Today
Friday October 23 2026
- Day of the year
- 296/ 365
- Week
- 432,026
- Days left
- 6981%
- Moon
- 92%Waxing gibbous
Today is Friday, October 23, 2026. It is day 296 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 69 remain, and 81% 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.
- BoethiusRoman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century (480–524)
- James the JustJewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
- Seven Sleepersstory in Christian folklore and the Qur'an
- John of CapistranoFranciscan friar and Catholic saint (1386–1456)
- Ignatius of Constantinople9th century Patriarch of Constantinople
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Length of day
- 10h 48m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 59 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 : 92%
Moon age : 13.0 days
- Next full moon
- October 26, 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
-42
Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war. Wikipedia
1086
Spanish Reconquista: At the Battle of Sagrajas, the Almoravids defeat the Castilians, but are unable to take advantage of their victory. Wikipedia
1812
General Claude François de Malet begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon, claiming that the Emperor died in the Russian campaign. Wikipedia
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Westport is the last significant engagement west of the Mississippi River, ending in a Union victory. Wikipedia
1911
The Italo-Turkish War sees the first use of an airplane in combat when an Italian pilot makes a reconnaissance flight. Wikipedia
1944
World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf begins. Wikipedia
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1956
Secret police shoot several anti-communist protesters, igniting the Hungarian Revolution. Wikipedia
2001
Apple Computer releases the iPod. Wikipedia
2002
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. Wikipedia
2011
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 23
- 1698Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed the École Militaire (died 1782)
- 1766Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (died 1847)
- 1817Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and author (died 1875)
- 1875Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist and academic (died 1946)
- 1905Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983)
- 1925Johnny Carson, American television host (died 2005)
- 1927Leszek Kołakowski, Polish-English historian and philosopher (died 2009)
- 1951Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovan academic and politician, 2nd President of Kosovoturns 75 years
Died on this day October 23
- 930Daigo, Japanese emperor (born 885)aged 45 years
- 1456John of Capistrano, Italian priest and saint (born 1386)aged 70 years
- 1872Théophile Gautier, French journalist, author, and poet (born 1811)aged 61 years
- 1910Chulalongkorn, Thai king (born 1853)aged 57 years
- 1939Zane Grey, American dentist and author (born 1872)aged 67 years
- 1986Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1893)aged 93 years
- 2003Soong Mei-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 2nd First Lady of the Republic of China (born 1898)aged 105 years
- 2011Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (born 1987)aged 24 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 07:16 and sets at 18:04, giving 10h 48m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 59 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 92% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 23 to Boethius, James the Just and Seven Sleepers.
No United Nations international day falls on October 23. 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: Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war (-42); Spanish Reconquista: At the Battle of Sagrajas, the Almoravids defeat the Castilians, but are unable to take advantage of their victory (1086). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Ange-Jacques Gabriel was born on October 23, 1698; Daigo died on October 23, 930.
63 days remain until Christmas and 70 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 23 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 81%
- of the year elapsed
- 63
- until Christmas
- 70
- until New Year
- 494
- 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