Day 96 of 366 · ISO week 14 · Aries · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
April 5 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 270 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aries.
Day of year
96
Days remaining
270
ISO week
14
Zodiac
Aries
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+6.0°
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. April 5 ≈ +6.0°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On April 5 the Sun's declination is approximately +6.0°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
Position in the calendar year — day 96 of 366 (with 270 remaining)
Holidays & observances
No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1614 — Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia. ↗(412 years ago)
1722 — Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen reached Easter Island on Easter Sunday. ↗(304 years ago)
1933 — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, requiring Americans to surrender most gold to the U.S. Treasury. ↗(93 years ago)
1955 — Winston Churchill resigned as British Prime Minister. ↗(71 years ago)
Notable births
1588 — Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (Leviathan). ↗(438 years ago)
1908 — Bette Davis, American actress. ↗(118 years ago)
1937 — Colin Powell, U.S. general and diplomat. ↗(89 years ago)
Notable deaths
1964 — Douglas MacArthur, U.S. general. ↗(62 years ago)