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Is the flag at half-staff today?
The status of the American flag for Tuesday, November 10, 2026 (Eastern time), from the President's proclamations and the days federal law sets.
The flag today
Full-staff
No national half-staff order is in effect today, and today is not one of the days federal law sets for half-staff.
Governors also order flags lowered in their own states, for residents, service members and first responders who die. Those orders apply to the flag in that state and are not listed here. Check your governor's office for state orders.
The next standing half-staff days
The Flag Code ›| Date | Day | Flag | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Dec 7, 2026 | National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | All day | 36 U.S.C. § 129; annual proclamation |
| Mon, May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day | Half-staff until noon, then raised to the top of the staff | 4 U.S.C. § 7(m) |
| Sat, Sep 11, 2027 | Patriot Day | All day | 36 U.S.C. § 144; annual proclamation |
| Tue, Dec 7, 2027 | National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | All day | 36 U.S.C. § 129; annual proclamation |
Also each year: the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. A Sunday set each year by the memorial service (the first Sunday in May in 2024, 2025 and 2026). Basis: Public Law 107-51. The date is not fixed by law, so it appears on this page once the President's proclamation names it.
Standing days recur by law or annual proclamation. The President can add other days at any time.
When an official dies, the law sets the period
| Who died | Half-staff period |
|---|---|
| The President or a former President | 30 days from the day of death |
| The Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice, or the Speaker of the House | 10 days from the day of death |
| An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory or possession | From the day of death until interment |
| A Member of Congress | The day of death and the following day |
Source: 4 U.S.C. § 7(m). The President announces each of these by proclamation, and may order half-staff for other people, such as other officials, foreign leaders or the victims of a tragedy.
The last 10 orders
Every order since 1994 ›| Signed | In honor of | Period | Ordered by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Dolly Parton | August 25, 2026 to sunset, September 1, 2026 | President Donald Trump, Proclamation 11057 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Senator Lindsey Graham | July 13, 2026 to sunset, July 18, 2026 | President Donald Trump, Proclamation 11042 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard | December 4, 2025 to sunset, December 4, 2025 | President Donald Trump, Proclamation 10995 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Charlie Kirk | September 10, 2025 to sunset, September 14, 2025 | President Donald Trump, Proclamation 10969 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Victims of the tragedy in Minneapolis, Minnesota | August 27, 2025 to sunset, August 31, 2025 | President Donald Trump, Proclamation 10966 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | His Holiness Pope Francis | April 21, 2025 until sunset on the day of interment (date not given in the order) | President Donald Trump, Proclamation 10920 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | James Earl Carter, Jr. | December 29, 2024 to sunset, January 28, 2025 | President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Proclamation 10876 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Sandra Day O'Connor | December 4, 2023 until sunset on the day of interment (date not given in the order) | President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Proclamation 10682 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Rosalynn Carter | November 25, 2023 until sunset on the day of interment (date not given in the order) | President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Proclamation 10677 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Victims of the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine | October 26, 2023 to sunset, October 30, 2023 | President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Proclamation 10658 |
These are the presidential proclamations that order the flag to half-staff for a period. The annual days, such as Memorial Day, are in the history.
Sources: The Federal Register (presidential proclamations), U.S. Code, 4 U.S.C. § 7(m), U.S. Code, Title 36 (patriotic observances). Updated November 9, 2026. Proclamations are read from the Federal Register each hour.