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March 5

Day 65 of 366 · ISO week 10 · Pisces · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

March 5 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 301 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.

Day of year
65
Days remaining
301
ISO week
10
Zodiac
Pisces
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-6.4°

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

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. March 5 ≈ -6.4°
0° +23° −23° -6.4°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On March 5 the Sun's declination is approximately -6.4°. 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 March 5.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 65 of 366 (with 301 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Mar 5

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.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (65)5 × 13 · composite (no)
Days remaining (301)7 × 43
Date code DDMMYYYY05032026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination-6.37° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice76 days

Cross-references

The 5th of every other month

January 5February 5April 5May 5June 5July 5August 5September 5October 5November 5December 5

Adjacent days

← March 4March 6 →

Days nearby

-30 days · February 4-7 days · February 27+7 days · March 12+30 days · April 4

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