June 19
June 19 is the 171st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 195 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
Day of year
171
Days remaining
195
ISO week
25
Zodiac
Gemini
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+23.4°
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 June 19 the Sun's declination is approximately +23.4°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer 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 June 19.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Juneteenth (United States — emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, 1865)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1865 — Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and proclaimed the freedom of all enslaved people there — Juneteenth. ↗(161 years ago)
- 1953 — Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage. ↗(73 years ago)
- 1961 — Kuwait gained independence from the United Kingdom. ↗(65 years ago)
- 1978 — Garfield, the first nationally syndicated comic strip starring a cat, was first published. ↗(48 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1953 — Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. ↗(73 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (171) | 3^2 × 19 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (195) | 3 × 5 × 13 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 19062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +23.43° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 1 days |