June 6
June 6 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
Day of year
158
Days remaining
208
ISO week
23
Zodiac
Gemini
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+22.7°
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 6 the Sun's declination is approximately +22.7°. 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 6.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- National Day (Sweden)
- D-Day (commemoration of 1944 Normandy landings)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1683 — The Ashmolean Museum opened at Oxford as the world's first university museum. ↗(343 years ago)
- 1844 — The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London. ↗(182 years ago)
- 1933 — The first drive-in cinema opened in Camden, New Jersey. ↗(93 years ago)
- 1944 — D-Day: Allied forces landed in Normandy, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany. ↗(82 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1968 — Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator. ↗(58 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (158) | 2 × 79 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (208) | 2^4 × 13 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 06062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +22.74° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 14 days |