Today
Sunday March 29 2026
- Day of the year
- 88/ 365
- Week
- 132,026
- Days left
- 27724%
- Moon
- 88%Waxing gibbous
Today is Sunday, March 29, 2026. It is day 88 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 277 remain, and 24% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 13.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- April 2World Autism Awareness Day
- April 7World Health Day
- April 12International Day of Human Space Flight
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Stephen IXpope
- Diadochos of PhotikiByzantine bishop and saint
- Saint BertoldFrench crusader
- GwynllywWelsh sovereign (c. 450-500)
- Ludolph of RatzeburgPremonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg and saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Length of day
- 12h 33m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:01
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 84 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Memorial Day — May 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 88%
Moon age : 10.6 days
- Next full moon
- April 2, 2026
- Next new moon
- April 17, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Aries
until April 20, 2026 — Taurus
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
1430
The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice. Wikipedia
1461
Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses. Wikipedia
1847
Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege. Wikipedia
1871
Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria. Wikipedia
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan. Wikipedia
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1973
Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam. Wikipedia
1974
The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China. Wikipedia
2004
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members. Wikipedia
2017
Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day March 29
- 1769Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France (died 1851)
- 1790John Tyler, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States (died 1862)
- 1867Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (died 1955)
- 1918Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (died 1992)
- 1929Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (died 2006)
- 1930Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius (died 2021)
- 1943John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdomturns 83 years
- 1949Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebecturns 77 years
Died on this day March 29
- 1058Pope Stephen IX (born 1020)aged 38 years
- 1772Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (born 1688)aged 84 years
- 1792Gustav III, Swedish king (born 1746)aged 46 years
- 1888Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (born 1813)aged 75 years
- 1891Georges Seurat, French painter (born 1859)aged 32 years
- 1937Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (born 1882)aged 55 years
- 1982Carl Orff, German composer and educator (born 1895)aged 87 years
- 2019Agnès Varda, French film director (born 1928)aged 91 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 06:44 and sets at 19:17, giving 12h 33m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 84 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 88% illuminated. The next full moon falls on April 2, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches March 29 to Stephen IX, Diadochos of Photiki and Saint Bertold.
No United Nations international day falls on March 29. The next one on the calendar is World Autism Awareness Day, on April 2.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice (1430); Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses (1461). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Jean-de-Dieu Soult was born on March 29, 1769; Pope Stephen IX died on March 29, 1058.
271 days remain until Christmas and 278 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — March 29 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 24%
- of the year elapsed
- 271
- until Christmas
- 278
- until New Year
- 702
- 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