Today
Monday October 26 2026
- Day of the year
- 299/ 365
- Week
- 442,026
- Days left
- 6682%
- Moon
- 100%Full moon
Today is Monday, October 26, 2026. It is day 299 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 66 remain, and 82% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 44.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- October 31World Cities Day
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 10World Science Day for Peace and Development
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Alfred the Greatking of Wessex (r. 872–901)
- Demetrius of ThessalonikiChristian martyr (died 306)
- José Gregorio HernándezVenezuelan physician and Franciscan tertiary, saint in the Catholic Church
- CeddBishop of London; Saint
- Celine BorzeckaFoundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection (1833-1913)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Length of day
- 10h 40m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 56 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
Full moon
Illumination : 100%
Moon age : 16.0 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
1377
Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia. Wikipedia
1597
Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. Wikipedia
1813
War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia and Mohawks defeat the United States Army in the Battle of the Chateauguay. Wikipedia
1825
The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. Wikipedia
1860
Unification of Italy: The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia. Wikipedia
1863
The Football Association is founded. Wikipedia
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1881
Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday participate in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Wikipedia
1917
World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers. Wikipedia
1955
Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims himself as President of the newly created Republic of Vietnam. Wikipedia
1994
Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 26
- 1685Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (died 1757)
- 1759Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (died 1794)
- 1880Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (died 1934)
- 1883Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author (died 1970)
- 1911Mahalia Jackson, American singer (died 1972)
- 1916François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (died 1996)
- 1947Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United Statesturns 79 years
- 1959Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Boliviaturns 67 years
Died on this day October 26
- 899Alfred the Great, English king (born 849)aged 50 years
- 1440Gilles de Rais, French lord (born c. 1405)aged 35 years
- 1909Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (born 1841)aged 68 years
- 1957Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896)aged 61 years
- 1972Igor Sikorsky, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (born 1889)aged 83 years
- 2007Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize (born 1918)aged 89 years
- 2011Jona Senilagakali, Fijian physician and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Fiji (born 1929)aged 82 years
- 2014Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (born 1987)aged 27 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 07:20 and sets at 18:00, giving 10h 40m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 56 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is full, 100% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 26 to Alfred the Great, Demetrius of Thessaloniki and José Gregorio Hernández.
No United Nations international day falls on October 26. The next one on the calendar is World Cities Day, on October 31.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia (1377); Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang (1597). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Domenico Scarlatti was born on October 26, 1685; Alfred the Great died on October 26, 899.
60 days remain until Christmas and 67 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 26 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 82%
- of the year elapsed
- 60
- until Christmas
- 67
- until New Year
- 491
- 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