Today
Saturday May 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 150/ 365
- Week
- 222,026
- Days left
- 21541%
- Moon
- 100%Full moon
Today is Saturday, May 30, 2026. It is day 150 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 215 remain, and 41% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 22.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- May 31World No-Tobacco Day
- June 1Global Day of Parents
- June 5World Environment Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Joan of ArcFrench folk heroine (1412–1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her death
- Ferdinand III of Castille13th-century saint and king of Castile, Leon and Galicia
- HubertusChristian saint, first bishop of Liège (c.656-727)
- Dymphnasaint
- Joseph MarelloItalian bishop (1844-1895)
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Length of day
- 14h 52m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:54
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 22 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Juneteenth National Independence Day — June 19, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Full moon
Illumination : 100%
Moon age : 13.8 days
- Next full moon
- May 31, 2026
- Next new moon
- June 15, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Gemini
until June 21, 2026 — Cancer
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
1416
The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy. Wikipedia
1431
Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. Wikipedia
1434
Hussite Wars: Battle of Lipany: End of the war, the Utraquist defeat and annihilate Taborite forces. Wikipedia
1539
In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold. Wikipedia
1574
Henry III becomes King of France. Wikipedia
1814
The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power. Wikipedia
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1911
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race. Wikipedia
1913
The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War between the Balkan allies and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans cede all their European territories west of a straight line between Enos and Media and Albania becomes an independent nation. Wikipedia
1967
The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war. Wikipedia
1971
Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day May 30
- 1814Mikhail Bakunin, Russian philosopher and theorist (died 1876)
- 1887Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian-American sculptor and illustrator (died 1964)
- 1896Howard Hawks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1977)
- 1899Irving Thalberg, American screenwriter and producer (died 1936)
- 1908Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
- 1909Benny Goodman, American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (died 1986)
- 1912Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (died 1980)
- 1950Bertrand Delanoë, French politician, 14th Mayor of Paristurns 76 years
Died on this day May 30
- 1416Jerome of Prague, Czech martyr and theologian (born 1379)aged 36 years
- 1431Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (born 1412)aged 19 years
- 1640Peter Paul Rubens, German-Belgian painter (born 1577)aged 63 years
- 1778Voltaire, French philosopher and author (born 1694)aged 84 years
- 1960Boris Pasternak, Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1890)aged 70 years
- 1961Rafael Trujillo, Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (born 1891)aged 70 years
- 2009Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (born 1916)aged 93 years
- 2012Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)aged 95 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 05:28 and sets at 20:19, giving 14h 52m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 22 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is full, 100% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on June 15, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 30 to Joan of Arc, Ferdinand III of Castille and Hubertus.
No United Nations international day falls on May 30. The next one on the calendar is World No-Tobacco Day, on May 31.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy (1416); Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal (1431). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Mikhail Bakunin was born on May 30, 1814; Jerome of Prague died on May 30, 1416.
209 days remain until Christmas and 216 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 30 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 41%
- of the year elapsed
- 209
- until Christmas
- 216
- until New Year
- 640
- 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