May 11 Day 132 of 366 · ISO week 19 · Taurus · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 11 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 234 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
May 11
132nd day of the year
May 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 11th
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Day of year 132 / 366 Days remaining 234 ISO week 19 Weekday in 2024 Saturday Zodiac (Western) Taurus Zodiac (sidereal) Taurus Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +18.0° Birthstone Emerald Birth flower Lily of the Valley, Hawthorn
External references Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
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Astronomy
Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. May 11 ≈ +18.0°
0°
+23°
−23°
+18.0°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 11 the Sun's declination is approximately +18.0°. 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 May 11.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 132 of 366 (with 234 remaining)
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May 11
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.
1812 — British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was assassinated in the lobby of the House of Commons. ↗ (214 years ago) 1858 — Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state. ↗ (168 years ago) 1949 — Israel was admitted to the United Nations. ↗ (77 years ago) 1997 — IBM's Deep Blue defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov in their rematch. ↗ (29 years ago) Notable births
1888 — Irving Berlin, American composer. ↗ (138 years ago) 1904 — Salvador Dalí, Spanish surrealist painter. ↗ (122 years ago) Notable deaths
1916 — Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist. ↗ (110 years ago) 1981 — Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician. ↗ (45 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (132) 2^2 × 3 × 11 · composite (no) Days remaining (234) 2 × 3^2 × 13 Date code DDMMYYYY 11052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +18.04° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 40 days
Cross-references The 11th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: deep-blue-rematch minnesota perceval-assassination
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