Today
Thursday July 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 211/ 365
- Week
- 312,026
- Days left
- 15458%
- Moon
- 99%Waning gibbous
Today is Thursday, July 30, 2026. It is day 211 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 154 remain, and 58% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 31.
What's celebrated on this date
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
International Day of Friendship
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Bar HebraeusPrimate of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1226–1286)
- Peter ChrysologusBishop of Ravenna
- Leopold Mandić20th‑century Croatian Capuchin priest, Catholic saint, apostle of Christian unity and patron of confessors
- Arnaud AmalricFrench archbishop
- Jacob BaradaeusNon-Chalcedonian Bishop of Edessa
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Length of day
- 14h 23m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:02
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 54 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 : 99%
Moon age : 16.3 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
1502
Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage. Wikipedia
1656
The Battle of Warsaw ends with a Swedish-Brandenburger victory over a larger Polish-Lithuanian force. Wikipedia
1756
In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers. Wikipedia
1864
American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches. Wikipedia
1930
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup by beating Argentina. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors. Wikipedia
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1966
England defeats West Germany to win the FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium 4–2 after extra time. Wikipedia
1971
Apollo program: On Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin in the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover. Wikipedia
1980
Vanuatu gains independence. Wikipedia
2003
In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day July 30
- 1818Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (died 1848)
- 1863Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (died 1947)
- 1898Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (died 1986)
- 1936Buddy Guy, American singer-songwriter and guitaristturns 90 years
- 1939Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)
- 1941Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter and actorturns 85 years
- 1947Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Californiaturns 79 years
- 1948Jean Reno, Spanish-French actorturns 78 years
Died on this day July 30
- 1286Bar Hebraeus, Syrian scholar and historian (born 1226)aged 60 years
- 1683Maria Theresa of Spain (born 1638)aged 45 years
- 1718William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founded the Province of Pennsylvania (born 1644)aged 74 years
- 1811Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (born 1753)aged 58 years
- 1898Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (born 1815)aged 83 years
- 1912Emperor Meiji of Japan (born 1852)aged 60 years
- 1930Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer and businessman, founded FC Barcelona (born 1877)aged 53 years
- 2007Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1918)aged 89 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 05:51 and sets at 20:14, giving 14h 23m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 54 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is waning gibbous, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on August 28, 2026 and the next new moon on August 12, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches July 30 to Bar Hebraeus, Peter Chrysologus and Leopold Mandić.
July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and International Day of Friendship, 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: Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage (1502); The Battle of Warsaw ends with a Swedish-Brandenburger victory over a larger Polish-Lithuanian force (1656). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Emily Brontë was born on July 30, 1818; Bar Hebraeus died on July 30, 1286.
148 days remain until Christmas and 155 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — July 30 falls under the sign of Leo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 58%
- of the year elapsed
- 148
- until Christmas
- 155
- until New Year
- 579
- 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