Today
Wednesday December 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 364/ 365
- Week
- 532,026
- Days left
- 1100%
- Moon
- 51%Last quarter
Today is Wednesday, December 30, 2026. It is day 364 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 1 remain, and 100% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 53.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- January 4World Braille Day
- January 24International Day of Education
- January 27International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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
- Felix IPope and bishop of Rome from 269 to 274
- Macarius, Metropolitan of MoscowRussian cleric, Iconographer and Saint
- Egwin of EveshamBishop of Worcester
- Anysia of SalonikaChristian virgin and martyr
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Length of day
- 9h 18m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:59
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2026
Next season
Spring — 80 days, March 20, 2027 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : New Year's Day — January 1, 2027
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Last quarter
Illumination : 51%
Moon age : 21.7 days
- Next full moon
- January 22, 2027
- Next new moon
- January 7, 2027
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Capricorn
until January 20, 2027 — Aquarius
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
1066
Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city. Wikipedia
1460
Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield. Wikipedia
1853
Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest. Wikipedia
1896
Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila. Wikipedia
1903
A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. Wikipedia
1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed. Wikipedia
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1927
The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. Wikipedia
1947
Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. Wikipedia
2004
A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194. Wikipedia
2006
Former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day December 30
- 1865Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)
- 1884Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948)
- 1928Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)
- 1935Omar Bongo, Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (died 2009)
- 1937Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager (died 2019)
- 1942Fred Ward, American actor (died 2022)
- 1946Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poetturns 80 years
- 1946Berti Vogts, German footballer and coachturns 80 years
Died on this day December 30
- 1525Jakob Fugger, German banker and businessman (born 1459)aged 66 years
- 1916Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (born 1869)aged 47 years
- 1944Romain Rolland, French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866)aged 78 years
- 1968Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, first Secretary-General of the United Nations (born 1896)aged 72 years
- 1996Lew Ayres, American actor (born 1908)aged 88 years
- 2006Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, fifth President of Iraq (born 1937)aged 69 years
- 2009Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, fourth President of Indonesia (born 1940)aged 69 years
- 2014Luise Rainer, German-born American-British actress (born 1910)aged 104 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 07:20 and sets at 16:37, giving 9h 18m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2026; spring opens in 80 days, on March 20, 2027 (March equinox).
The moon is at last quarter, 51% illuminated. The next full moon falls on January 22, 2027 and the next new moon on January 7, 2027.
The saints' calendar attaches December 30 to St. James the Elder, Felix I and Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow.
No United Nations international day falls on December 30. The next one on the calendar is World Braille Day, on January 4.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city (1066); Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield (1460). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865; Jakob Fugger died on December 30, 1525.
360 days remain until Christmas and 2 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — December 30 falls under the sign of Capricorn.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 100%
- of the year elapsed
- 360
- until Christmas
- 2
- until New Year
- 426
- 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