Today
Monday March 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 89/ 365
- Week
- 142,026
- Days left
- 27624%
- Moon
- 94%Waxing gibbous
Today is Monday, March 30, 2026. It is day 89 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 276 remain, and 24% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 14.
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.
- John ClimacusSyrian mystic and abbot
- Joachim of FioreItalian abbot
- Amadeus IX, Duke of SavoyDuke of Savoy and Blessed
- Leonardo MurialdoItalian presbyter (1828–1900)
- Secundus of AstiChristian saint and martyr
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Length of day
- 12h 36m+3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:00
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 83 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 : 94%
Moon age : 11.6 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
1282
The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers. Wikipedia
1842
Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long. Wikipedia
1856
The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War. Wikipedia
1863
Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece. Wikipedia
1867
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km2), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. Wikipedia
1912
Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate. Wikipedia
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1940
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig. Wikipedia
1965
Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. Wikipedia
1981
U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day March 30
- 1746Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and sculptor (died 1828)
- 1844Paul Verlaine, French poet (died 1896)
- 1853Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (died 1890)
- 1895Jean Giono, French author and poet (died 1970)
- 1913Marc Davis, American animator (died 2000)
- 1913Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (died 2007)
- 1926Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (died 2018)
- 1934Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and academic, designed Haas House (died 2014)
Died on this day March 30
- 1912Karl May, German author (born 1842)aged 70 years
- 1925Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (born 1861)aged 64 years
- 1949Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884)aged 65 years
- 1950Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1872)aged 78 years
- 1965Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896)aged 69 years
- 1986James Cagney, American actor and dancer (born 1899)aged 87 years
- 2002Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Queen Consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India (born 1900)aged 102 years
- 2003Michael Jeter, American actor (born 1952)aged 51 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 06:42 and sets at 19:18, giving 12h 36m of daylight — 3 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 83 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 94% illuminated. The next full moon falls on April 2, 2026 and the next new moon on April 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches March 30 to John Climacus, Joachim of Fiore and Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy.
No United Nations international day falls on March 30. 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 people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers (1282); Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long (1842). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Francisco Goya was born on March 30, 1746; Karl May died on March 30, 1912.
270 days remain until Christmas and 277 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — March 30 falls under the sign of Aries.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 24%
- of the year elapsed
- 270
- until Christmas
- 277
- until New Year
- 701
- 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