Today
Saturday August 29 2026
- Day of the year
- 241/ 365
- Week
- 352,026
- Days left
- 12466%
- Moon
- 98%Waning gibbous
Today is Saturday, August 29, 2026. It is day 241 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 124 remain, and 66% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 35.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day against Nuclear Tests
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Decollation of John the BaptistChristian holy day and dedication
- Euphrasia EluvathingalIndian Carmelite sister and saint (1877–1952)
- Beatrice of NazarethFlemish Cistercian nun
- Saint Sabinasaint
- Flavianus Michael MalkeSyriac Catholic bishop
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Length of day
- 13h 13m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:57
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 24 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Labor Day — September 7, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 98%
Moon age : 16.9 days
- Next full moon
- September 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- September 11, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Virgo
until September 23, 2026 — Libra
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
1315
Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence despite being outnumbered. Wikipedia
1475
Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Picquigny formally ends the war between the kingdoms of France and England. Wikipedia
1526
Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia. Wikipedia
1756
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe. Wikipedia
1831
Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. Wikipedia
1885
Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle with an internal combustion engine, the Reitwagen. Wikipedia
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1944
World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis. Wikipedia
1982
Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. Wikipedia
2003
Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf. Wikipedia
2005
Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125 billion in damage. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day August 29
- 1632John Locke, English physician and philosopher (died 1704)
- 1780Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (died 1867)
- 1809Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (died 1894)
- 1862Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
- 1871Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (died 1950)
- 1898Preston Sturges, American director and producer (died 1959)
- 1915Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (died 1982)
- 1993Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (died 2024)
Died on this day August 29
- 886Basil I, Byzantine emperor (born 811)aged 75 years
- 1093Hugh I, duke of Burgundy (born 1057)aged 36 years
- 1499Alesso Baldovinetti, Florentine painter (born 1427)aged 74 years
- 1542Cristóvão da Gama, Portuguese commander (born 1516)aged 26 years
- 1780Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, co-designed The Panthéon (born 1713)aged 67 years
- 1799Pius VI, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1717)aged 82 years
- 1904Murad V, Ottoman sultan (born 1840)aged 64 years
- 1975Éamon de Valera, Irish soldier and politician, 3rd President of Ireland (born 1882)aged 93 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 06:20 and sets at 19:33, giving 13h 13m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 24 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 98% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on September 11, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches August 29 to Decollation of John the Baptist, Euphrasia Eluvathingal and Beatrice of Nazareth.
August 29 is International Day against Nuclear Tests, 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: Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence despite being outnumbered (1315); Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Picquigny formally ends the war between the kingdoms of France and England (1475). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John Locke was born on August 29, 1632; Basil I died on August 29, 886.
118 days remain until Christmas and 125 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — August 29 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 66%
- of the year elapsed
- 118
- until Christmas
- 125
- until New Year
- 549
- 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