Today
Tuesday September 29 2026
- Day of the year
- 272/ 365
- Week
- 402,026
- Days left
- 9375%
- Moon
- 89%Waning gibbous
Today is Tuesday, September 29, 2026. It is day 272 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 93 remain, and 75% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 40.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Gabrielangel in Abrahamic religions
- Michaelarchangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings
- Raphaelarchangel featuring in Book of Tobit
- Urielarchangel in Jewish and Christian religions
- MichaelmasChristian festival
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Length of day
- 11h 51m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:46
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Autumn
began on September 22, 2026
Next season
Winter — 83 days, December 21, 2026 (December solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Columbus Day — October 12, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waning gibbous
Illumination : 89%
Moon age : 18.5 days
- Next full moon
- October 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- October 10, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Libra
until October 23, 2026 — Scorpio
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
-61
Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. Wikipedia
1227
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades during the Investiture Controversy. Wikipedia
1364
During the Hundred Years' War, Anglo-Breton forces defeat the Franco-Breton army in Brittany, ending the War of the Breton Succession. Wikipedia
1911
Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire, In this war , Italy gains Libya which ends Ottoman rule in North Africa . Wikipedia
1918
World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation. Wikipedia
1954
The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed. Wikipedia
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1972
Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China. Wikipedia
2004
The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth. Wikipedia
2006
A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis. Wikipedia
2009
The 8.1 Mw Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day September 29
- 1547Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1616)
- 1901Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1954)
- 1920Peter D. Mitchell, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)
- 1931James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
- 1936Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (died 2023)
- 1938Wim Kok, Dutch union leader and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2018)
- 1943Lech Wałęsa, Polish electrician and politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureateturns 83 years
- 1951Michelle Bachelet, Chilean politician, President of Chileturns 75 years
Died on this day September 29
- 855Lothair I, Carolingian emperor (born 795)aged 60 years
- 1902Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (born 1840)aged 62 years
- 1925Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1851)aged 74 years
- 1967Carson McCullers, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (born 1917)aged 50 years
- 1973W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and critic (born 1907)aged 66 years
- 1997Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (born 1923)aged 74 years
- 2007Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (born 1927)aged 80 years
- 2010Tony Curtis, American actor (born 1925)aged 85 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 06:51 and sets at 18:42, giving 11h 51m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been autumn since September 22, 2026; winter opens in 83 days, on December 21, 2026 (December solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. The next full moon falls on October 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 29 to Gabriel, Michael and Raphael.
September 29 is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday (-61); Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades during the Investiture Controversy (1227). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547; Lothair I died on September 29, 855.
87 days remain until Christmas and 94 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 29 falls under the sign of Libra.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 75%
- of the year elapsed
- 87
- until Christmas
- 94
- until New Year
- 518
- 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