Day 145 of 366 · ISO week 21 · Gemini · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 24 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 221 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
Day of year
145
Days remaining
221
ISO week
21
Zodiac
Gemini
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+20.9°
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. May 24 ≈ +20.9°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 24 the Sun's declination is approximately +20.9°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
Position in the calendar year — day 145 of 366 (with 221 remaining)
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.
1626 — Dutch colonist Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan from Lenape Native Americans for goods worth 60 guilders. ↗(400 years ago)
1830 — "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale was first published. ↗(196 years ago)
1844 — Samuel Morse sent the message "What hath God wrought?" — the first long-distance telegraph message — from Washington to Baltimore. ↗(182 years ago)
1883 — The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City was opened to traffic. ↗(143 years ago)
Notable births
1819 — Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. ↗(207 years ago)
1941 — Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate. ↗(85 years ago)
Notable deaths
1543 — Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer. ↗(483 years ago)