Today
Monday November 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 334/ 365
- Week
- 492,026
- Days left
- 3192%
- Moon
- 56%Waning gibbous
Today is Monday, November 30, 2026. It is day 334 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 31 remain, and 92% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 49.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- December 1World AIDS Day
- December 2International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- December 3International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Andrew the Apostlereligious figure of the Christian faith
- FrumentiusBishop of Aksum
- Joseph MarchandFrench missionary (1803-1835)
- Galgano GuidottiItalian saint
- Andrei ȘagunaRomanian saint (1809-1873)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Length of day
- 9h 30m−1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 11:45
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 21 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Christmas Day — December 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 56%
Moon age : 21.4 days
- Next full moon
- December 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- December 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Sagittarius
until December 22, 2026 — Capricorn
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
1782
American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris). Wikipedia
1786
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day). Wikipedia
1853
Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey. Wikipedia
1864
American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee led by General John Bell Hood suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio under General John Schofield in the Battle of Franklin. Wikipedia
1872
The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. Wikipedia
1936
In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire. Wikipedia
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1939
World War II: The Soviet Red Army crosses the Finnish border in several places, bombing Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the Winter War. Wikipedia
1966
Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
1967
The People's Republic of Southern Yemen gains its independence from the United Kingdom Wikipedia
2021
Barbados becomes a republic. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day November 30
- 1508Andrea Palladio, Italian architect and theoretician, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Teatro Olimpico (died 1580)
- 1667Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (died 1745)
- 1813Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (died 1888)
- 1825William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French painter and educator (died 1905)
- 1874Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)
- 1915Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2005)
- 1929Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (died 2012)
- 1965Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Japanese royal (younger brother of Emperor Naruhito and first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne)turns 61 years
Died on this day November 30
- 1016Edmund Ironside, English king (born 993)aged 28 years
- 1900Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (born 1854)aged 46 years
- 1935Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet, philosopher, and critic (born 1888)aged 47 years
- 1943Etty Hillesum, Dutch author (born 1914)aged 29 years
- 2013Paul Walker, American actor (born 1973)aged 40 years
- 2018George H. W. Bush, American politician, 41st President of the United States and 43rd Vice President of the United States (born 1924)aged 94 years
- 2022Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1943)aged 79 years
- 2022Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and President of China (born 1926)aged 96 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 07:00 and sets at 16:30, giving 9h 30m of daylight — 1 minute less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 21 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 56% illuminated. The next full moon falls on December 24, 2026 and the next new moon on December 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches November 30 to Andrew the Apostle, Frumentius and Joseph Marchand.
No United Nations international day falls on November 30. The next one on the calendar is World AIDS Day, on December 1.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris) (1782); The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day) (1786). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Andrea Palladio was born on November 30, 1508; Edmund Ironside died on November 30, 1016.
25 days remain until Christmas and 32 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — November 30 falls under the sign of Sagittarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 92%
- of the year elapsed
- 25
- until Christmas
- 32
- until New Year
- 456
- 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