Today
Thursday April 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 120/ 365
- Week
- 182,026
- Days left
- 24533%
- Moon
- 99%Waxing gibbous
Today is Thursday, April 30, 2026. It is day 120 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 245 remain, and 33% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 18.
What's celebrated on this date
International Jazz Day
WorldwideUNESCO — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- St. James the Elderone of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
- Pius V16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer
- Robert of MolesmeCistercian abbot (1024–1111)
- Ignatius BryanchaninovRussian Orthodox saint (1807-1867)
- Marie GuyartFrench foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Length of day
- 13h 55m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 52 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Memorial Day — May 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 99%
Moon age : 13.2 days
- Next full moon
- May 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- May 16, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Taurus
until May 21, 2026 — Gemini
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
1789
On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States. Wikipedia
1803
Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. Wikipedia
1863
A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico. Wikipedia
1939
NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Wikipedia
1948
In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established. Wikipedia
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1975
Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh. Wikipedia
1980
Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana. Wikipedia
1993
CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free. Wikipedia
2013
Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day April 30
- 1662Mary II, Queen of England and Scotland (died 1694)
- 1777Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (died 1855)
- 1870Franz Lehár, Hungarian composer (died 1948)
- 1883Jaroslav Hašek, Czech soldier and author (died 1923)
- 1893Joachim von Ribbentrop, German politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs, executed Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)
- 1908Eve Arden, American actress (died 1990)
- 1949António Guterres, Portuguese academic and politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th Secretary-General of the United Nationsturns 77 years
- 1959Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canadaturns 67 years
Died on this day April 30
- 1063Ren Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1010)aged 53 years
- 1341John III, duke of Brittany (born 1286)aged 55 years
- 1632Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (born 1566)aged 66 years
- 1655Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (born 1617)aged 39 years
- 1792John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1718)aged 74 years
- 1883Édouard Manet, French painter (born 1832)aged 51 years
- 1945Eva Braun, German photographer and office and lab assistant, wife of Adolf Hitler (born 1912)aged 33 years
- 1945Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German politician and author, dictator of Nazi Germany (born 1889)aged 56 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 05:56 and sets at 19:51, giving 13h 55m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 52 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches April 30 to St. James the Elder, Pius V and Robert of Molesme.
April 30 is International Jazz 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: On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States (1789); Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation (1803). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Mary II was born on April 30, 1662; Ren Zong died on April 30, 1063.
239 days remain until Christmas and 246 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — April 30 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 33%
- of the year elapsed
- 239
- until Christmas
- 246
- until New Year
- 670
- 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