Today
Friday January 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 30/ 365
- Week
- 52,026
- Days left
- 3358%
- Moon
- 94%Waxing gibbous
Today is Friday, January 30, 2026. It is day 30 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 335 remain, and 8% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 5.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- February 2World Wetlands Day
- February 4World Cancer Day
- February 6International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Charles I of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 (1600-1649)
- Alain of LilleFrench theologian and poet
- Albert of Rigabishop (1160s–1229)
- BalthildWife of Clovis II
- Three Holy Hierarchsinfluential bishops of the early church (4th century)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Length of day
- 10h 3m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:09
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 49 days, March 20, 2026 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Washington's Birthday — February 16, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 94%
Moon age : 11.9 days
- Next full moon
- February 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- February 17, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Aquarius
until February 19, 2026 — Pisces
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
1649
Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London. Wikipedia
1661
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed. Wikipedia
1835
In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself. Wikipedia
1862
American Civil War: The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. Wikipedia
1889
Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people. Wikipedia
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1968
Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. Wikipedia
1969
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Wikipedia
1972
The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained. Wikipedia
1972
Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day January 30
- 1781Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (died 1838)
- 1841Félix Faure, French politician, 7th President of France (died 1899)
- 1882Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States (died 1945)
- 1912Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (died 1989)
- 1915John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (died 2006)
- 1925Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer mouse (died 2013)
- 1927Olof Palme, Swedish statesman, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1986)
- 1941Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States (died 2025)
Died on this day January 30
- 680Balthild, Frankish queen (born 626)aged 54 years
- 1836Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (born 1752)aged 84 years
- 1889Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary (born 1858)aged 31 years
- 1928Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)aged 61 years
- 1948Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule (born 1869)aged 79 years
- 1951Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (born 1875)aged 76 years
- 1958Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman; founded the Heinkel Aircraft Company (born 1888)aged 70 years
- 1969Dominique Pire, Belgian friar, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)aged 59 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 07:08 and sets at 17:11, giving 10h 3m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 49 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 94% illuminated. The next full moon falls on February 1, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches January 30 to Charles I of England, Alain of Lille and Albert of Riga.
No United Nations international day falls on January 30. The next one on the calendar is World Wetlands Day, on February 2.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London (1649); Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed (1661). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Adelbert von Chamisso was born on January 30, 1781; Balthild died on January 30, 680.
329 days remain until Christmas and 336 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — January 30 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 8%
- of the year elapsed
- 329
- until Christmas
- 336
- until New Year
- 760
- 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