June 5
June 5 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 209 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
Day of year
157
Days remaining
209
ISO week
23
Zodiac
Gemini
Season
Spring
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 June 5 the Sun's declination is approximately +22.6°. 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 5.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- World Environment Day (UN)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1947 — U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall announced the European Recovery Program — the Marshall Plan — at Harvard. ↗(79 years ago)
- 1967 — The Six-Day War began with Israeli attacks on Egyptian airfields. ↗(59 years ago)
- 1968 — U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot at a Los Angeles hotel; he died the next day. ↗(58 years ago)
- 1981 — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first cases of what would become known as AIDS. ↗(45 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1916 — Lord Kitchener, British field marshal, in the sinking of HMS Hampshire. ↗(110 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (157) | 157 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (209) | 11 × 19 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 05062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +22.64° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 15 days |