Today
Saturday October 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 297/ 365
- Week
- 432,026
- Days left
- 6881%
- Moon
- 97%Waxing gibbous
Today is Saturday, October 24, 2026. It is day 297 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 68 remain, and 81% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 43.
What's celebrated on this date
United Nations Day
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- libraryinstitution charged with the care of a collection of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials, such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films
- Anthony Mary ClaretSpanish Roman Catholic bishop, missionary and saint (1807-1870)
- Proclus of ConstantinopleRoman Catholic archbishop of Constantinople between 434 and 446
- Luigi GuanellaServant of Charity (1842-1915)
- Arethas6th century Miaphysite Christian leader in Najran
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Length of day
- 10h 45m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 58 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 : 97%
Moon age : 14.0 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
69
In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius. Wikipedia
1260
Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. Wikipedia
1360
The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. Wikipedia
1648
The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War. Wikipedia
1857
Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England. Wikipedia
1917
World War I: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Caporetto on the Austro-Italian front. Wikipedia
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1918
World War I: Italian victory in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. Wikipedia
1929
"Black Thursday" on the New York Stock Exchange, the first day of the panic in the markets that contributes to the Great Depression. Wikipedia
1960
Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100 people, including Field Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin. Wikipedia
2003
Concorde makes its last commercial flight. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day October 24
- 1503Isabella of Portugal (died 1539)
- 1632Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist and microbiologist (died 1723)
- 1763Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (died 1839)
- 1804Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (died 1891)
- 1868Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and author (died 1969)
- 1891Rafael Trujillo, Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (died 1961)
- 1932Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)
- 1932Robert Mundell, Canadian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
Died on this day October 24
- 996Hugh Capet, French kingaged 56 years
- 1537Jane Seymour, English queen and wife of Henry VIII (born c. 1508)aged 29 years
- 1601Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and alchemist (born 1546)aged 55 years
- 1655Pierre Gassendi, French priest, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1592)aged 63 years
- 1944Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (born 1877)aged 67 years
- 1945Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian soldier and politician, Minister President of Norway (born 1887)aged 58 years
- 1991Gene Roddenberry, American captain, screenwriter, and producer, created Star Trek (born 1921)aged 70 years
- 2005Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (born 1913)aged 92 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 07:17 and sets at 18:03, giving 10h 45m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 58 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 97% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 24 to library, Anthony Mary Claret and Proclus of Constantinople.
October 24 is United Nations Day, 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: In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius (69); Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France (1260). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Isabella of Portugal was born on October 24, 1503; Hugh Capet died on October 24, 996.
62 days remain until Christmas and 69 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 24 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 81%
- of the year elapsed
- 62
- until Christmas
- 69
- until New Year
- 493
- 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