May 19 Day 140 of 366 · ISO week 20 · Taurus · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 19 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 226 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
May 19
140th day of the year
May 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 19th
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Day of year 140 / 366 Days remaining 226 ISO week 20 Weekday in 2024 Sunday Zodiac (Western) Taurus Zodiac (sidereal) Taurus Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +19.9° 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 19 ≈ +19.9°
0°
+23°
−23°
+19.9°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 19 the Sun's declination is approximately +19.9°. 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 19.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 140 of 366 (with 226 remaining)
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May 19
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.
1536 — Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, was beheaded for adultery, treason and incest at the Tower of London. ↗ (490 years ago) 1780 — New England's Dark Day: an unusual darkening of the daytime sky was observed. ↗ (246 years ago) 1962 — Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden. ↗ (64 years ago) 2018 — Prince Harry married Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor. ↗ (8 years ago) Notable births
1890 — Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary leader. ↗ (136 years ago) 1925 — Malcolm X, American civil-rights leader. ↗ (101 years ago) Notable deaths
1536 — Anne Boleyn. ↗ (490 years ago) 1994 — Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former U.S. First Lady. ↗ (32 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (140) 2^2 × 5 × 7 · composite (no) Days remaining (226) 2 × 113 Date code DDMMYYYY 19052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +19.92° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 32 days
Cross-references The 19th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: anne-boleyn malcolm-x-bday royal-wedding-2018
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