Today
Wednesday July 29 2026
- Day of the year
- 210/ 365
- Week
- 312,026
- Days left
- 15558%
- Moon
- 100%Full moon
Today is Wednesday, July 29, 2026. It is day 210 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 155 remain, and 58% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 31.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- July 30World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
- July 30International Day of Friendship
- August 9International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Urban II11th century pope and initiator of the Crusades
- Theodosius IIByzantine Emperor (401–450)
- Lazarus of Bethanysubject of a prominent miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John
- Marthabiblical figure
- Olaf II of NorwayKing of Norway from 1015 to 1028
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Length of day
- 14h 25m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:03
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 55 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
Full moon
Illumination : 100%
Moon age : 15.3 days
- Next full moon
- August 28, 2026
- Next new moon
- August 12, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Leo
until August 23, 2026 — Virgo
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
1014
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6. Wikipedia
1030
Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes. Wikipedia
1567
The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling. Wikipedia
1693
War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands. Wikipedia
1851
Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia. Wikipedia
1900
In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31 years old, succeeds to the throne. Wikipedia
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1957
The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. Wikipedia
1958
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Wikipedia
1967
Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134. Wikipedia
1981
A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 29
- 1805Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher (died 1859)
- 1883Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1945)
- 1885Theda Bara, American actress (died 1955)
- 1892William Powell, American actor and singer (died 1984)
- 1898Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1988)
- 1900Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1976)
- 1905Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1961)
- 1905Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965)
Died on this day July 29
- 1030Olaf II of Norway (born 995)aged 35 years
- 1108Philip I of France (born 1052)aged 56 years
- 1856Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (born 1810)aged 46 years
- 1890Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1853)aged 37 years
- 1900Umberto I of Italy (born 1844)aged 56 years
- 1982Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (born 1889)aged 93 years
- 1990Bruno Kreisky, Austrian academic and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (born 1911)aged 79 years
- 2003Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the Revolutionary United Front (born 1937)aged 66 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 05:50 and sets at 20:15, giving 14h 25m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 55 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is full, 100% illuminated. The next full moon falls on August 28, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 29 to Urban II, Theodosius II and Lazarus of Bethany.
No United Nations international day falls on July 29. The next one on the calendar is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, on July 30.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6 (1014); Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes (1030). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Alexis de Tocqueville was born on July 29, 1805; Olaf II of Norway died on July 29, 1030.
149 days remain until Christmas and 156 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 29 falls under the sign of Leo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 58%
- of the year elapsed
- 149
- until Christmas
- 156
- until New Year
- 580
- 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