May 2 Day 123 of 366 · ISO week 18 · Taurus · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 2 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 243 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
May 2
123rd day of the year
May 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 2nd
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Day of year 123 / 366 Days remaining 243 ISO week 18 Weekday in 2024 Thursday Zodiac (Western) Taurus Zodiac (sidereal) Taurus Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +15.5° 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 2 ≈ +15.5°
0°
+23°
−23°
+15.5°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 2 the Sun's declination is approximately +15.5°. 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 2.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 123 of 366 (with 243 remaining)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
May 2
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 was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. ↗ (490 years ago) 1611 — The Authorised King James Version of the Bible was published. ↗ (415 years ago) 1933 — Loch Ness Monster: a sighting was reported by the Inverness Courier, popularising the legend. ↗ (93 years ago) 1945 — Berlin garrison surrendered to Soviet forces. ↗ (81 years ago) Notable births
1729 — Catherine the Great of Russia. ↗ (297 years ago) 1903 — Benjamin Spock, American paediatrician. ↗ (123 years ago) 1975 — David Beckham, English footballer. ↗ (51 years ago) Notable deaths
1519 — Leonardo da Vinci, Italian polymath. ↗ (507 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (123) 3 × 41 · composite (no) Days remaining (243) 3^5 Date code DDMMYYYY 02052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +15.51° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 49 days
Cross-references The 2nd of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: king-james da-vinci-death loch-ness
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