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Thursday, November 5, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026 falls on a Thursday. It is day 309 of the year, ISO week 45, in Q4.
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Thursday, November 5
November 5, 2026 is day 309 of 365, ISO week 45, in Q4. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Day of year309
ISO week45
QuarterQ4
Days left56
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Crescent
- Lunar age
- 25.1 days
- Illumination
- 20%
- Season
- Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Scorpio
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- /date/2026-11-05
Today's Celebrations
November 5
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All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds
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Saint Domninus of Grenoble
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Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg
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Berthild of Chelles
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Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist
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Galation
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Blessed Gomidas Keumurdjian
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Blessed Guido Maria Conforti
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Local briefThursday, November 5, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2013: The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to November 5.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.
U.S. Army major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, the worst shooting ever to take place on an American military base, killing 13.
American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder.
Aline Chrétien (pictured) thwarted André Dallaire's attempt to assassinate her husband, Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien, by locking the bedroom door in 24 Sussex Drive, their official residence in Ottawa.
Israeli ultra-nationalist rabbi Meir Kahane (pictured) was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman.
An earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a major tsunami that affected the Kuril Islands and other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon.
World War II: Allied forces began a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.
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