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Wednesday, December 23, 2026
Wednesday, December 23, 2026 falls on a Wednesday. It is day 357 of the year, ISO week 52, in Q4.
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Wednesday, December 23
December 23, 2026 is day 357 of 365, ISO week 52, in Q4. The moon is Full Moon and the zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Day of year357
ISO week52
QuarterQ4
Days left8
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Lunar age
- 14.1 days
- Illumination
- 99%
- Season
- Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere
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- Zodiac
- Capricorn
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- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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- /date/2026-12-23
Today's Celebrations
December 23
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Birthday of the Queen Silvia, an official flag flying day (Sweden)
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Children's Day (South Sudan and Sudan)
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Abassad (Coptic Church)
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Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Coptic Church)
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Dagobert II
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John Cantius
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O Emmanuel
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Psote (Coptic Church)
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Local briefWednesday, December 23, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2008: The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to December 23.
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History for December 23
The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.
The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be discovered, was first placed on public display.
About 88 percent of eligible voters in Slovenia voted to secede from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
An engine fire caused Aeroflot Flight 3519 to crash shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk, USSR, killing all but one of the 111 people on board.
Tokyo Tower, then the world's tallest freestanding tower, opened.
Leading the Australia national cricket team, Ian Craig became the youngest-ever Test cricket captain at the time.
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was enacted, lifting most of the existing common-law restrictions on women in the United Kingdom.
First World War: Allied forces gained a strategic victory at the Battle of Magdhaba on the Sinai Peninsula.
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Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934)
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Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1945)
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Sophie Hediger, Swiss snowboarder (born 1998)
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William Pope.L, American performance artist (born 1955)
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Brandon Montrell, American TikTok personality and stand-up comedian (born 1979)
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Joan Didion, American writer (born 1934)
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