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Tuesday 1 January 2030

What the atlas records for this date, across the traditions it covers.

The Day BeforeTodayThe Day AfterAll Of January 2030

Observed On This Date

Shogatsu (New Year)
New year
1-3 January
Day 1 of 3
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The Week Ahead

This Week In Space and Astronomy History

2 JanuaryLuna 1, Launch Date 1959
2 JanuaryLuna Program, Launch Date 1959
3 JanuaryDeep Space 2, Launch Date 1999
3 JanuaryMars Polar Lander, Launch Date 1999
3 JanuaryMars Surveyor '98, Launch Date 1999
7 JanuaryLunar Prospector, Launch Date 1998
7 JanuarySakigake, Launch Date 1985
7 JanuarySakigake Mission, Launch Date 1985
7 JanuarySurveyor 7, Launch Date 1968
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Dates for the Hebrew and Islamic calendars are the tabular reckoning, which is what a printed calendar prints. Communities that begin a month on a sighted crescent may differ by a day, and differ from one another by place.