Today
Friday October 30 2026
- Day of the year
- 303/ 365
- Week
- 442,026
- Days left
- 6283%
- Moon
- 74%Waning gibbous
Today is Friday, October 30, 2026. It is day 303 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 62 remain, and 83% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 44.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- October 31World Cities Day
- November 5World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 10World Science Day for Peace and Development
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Stefan MilutinKing of Serbia from 1282 to 1321
- Joseph Barsabbasmale human biblical figure in Acts 1:21-26
- Serapion of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 191 to 211
- Artemas of LystraChristian saint
- Marcellus of Tangiersaint martyred 298 AD
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Length of day
- 10h 31m−2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:40
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 52 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Veterans Day — November 11, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 74%
Moon age : 20.0 days
- Next full moon
- November 24, 2026
- Next new moon
- November 9, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Scorpio
until November 22, 2026 — Sagittarius
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
637
Arab–Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. Wikipedia
1340
Reconquista: Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Río Salado. Wikipedia
1864
Second War of Schleswig: The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria. Wikipedia
1905
Tsar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, nominally granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. (October 17 in the Julian calendar) Wikipedia
1918
World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies. Wikipedia
1938
Orson Welles broadcasts a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a massive panic in some of the audience in the United States. Wikipedia
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1961
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive device ever detonated. Wikipedia
1975
Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain becomes acting head of state, taking over for the country's ailing dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco. Wikipedia
1991
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Wikipedia
1995
Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day October 30
- 1624Paul Pellisson, French historian and author (died 1693)
- 1735John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (died 1826)
- 1741Angelica Kauffman, painter (died 1807)
- 1839Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (died 1899)
- 1873Francisco I. Madero, Mexican businessman and politician, 33rd President of Mexico (died 1913)
- 1895Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)
- 1928Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)
- 1941Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureateturns 85 years
Died on this day October 30
- 1611Charles IX of Sweden (born 1550)aged 61 years
- 1626Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1580)aged 46 years
- 1632Henri II de Montmorency, French admiral and politician (born 1595)aged 37 years
- 1893John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1821)aged 72 years
- 1910Henry Dunant, Swiss activist, founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1828)aged 82 years
- 1975Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)aged 88 years
- 1997Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)aged 85 years
- 2002Jam Master Jay, American rapper and producer (born 1965)aged 37 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 07:24 and sets at 17:55, giving 10h 31m of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 52 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 74% illuminated. The next full moon falls on November 24, 2026 and the next new moon on November 9, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches October 30 to Stefan Milutin, Joseph Barsabbas and Serapion of Antioch.
No United Nations international day falls on October 30. The next one on the calendar is World Cities Day, on October 31.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Arab–Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge (637); Reconquista: Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Río Salado (1340). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Paul Pellisson was born on October 30, 1624; Charles IX of Sweden died on October 30, 1611.
56 days remain until Christmas and 63 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — October 30 falls under the sign of Scorpio.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 83%
- of the year elapsed
- 56
- until Christmas
- 63
- until New Year
- 487
- 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