January 5
January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 361 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Capricorn.
Day of year
5
Days remaining
361
ISO week
1
Zodiac
Capricorn
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-22.6°
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On January 5 the Sun's declination is approximately -22.6°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a January 5.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Twelfth Night (Christian, Western)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1066 — Edward the Confessor died, triggering the succession crisis that led to the Norman Conquest. ↗(960 years ago)
- 1781 — American Revolutionary War: a British force under Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Virginia. ↗(245 years ago)
- 1914 — Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday and a minimum daily wage of US$5. ↗(112 years ago)
- 1933 — Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. ↗(93 years ago)
- 1972 — U.S. President Richard Nixon ordered development of the Space Shuttle. ↗(54 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (5) | 5 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (361) | 19^2 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 05012026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -22.64° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 16 days |