May 27 Day 148 of 366 · ISO week 22 · Gemini · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 27 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 218 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
May 27
148th day of the year
May 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 27th
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Day of year 148 / 366 Days remaining 218 ISO week 22 Weekday in 2024 Monday Zodiac (Western) Gemini Zodiac (sidereal) Gemini Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +21.4° 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 27 ≈ +21.4°
0°
+23°
−23°
+21.4°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 27 the Sun's declination is approximately +21.4°. 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 27.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 148 of 366 (with 218 remaining)
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May 27
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.
1703 — Tsar Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg. ↗ (323 years ago) 1907 — In San Francisco, the Bubonic plague reappeared. ↗ (119 years ago) 1937 — The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened to pedestrian traffic. ↗ (89 years ago) 1941 — The German battleship Bismarck was sunk in the Atlantic. ↗ (85 years ago) Notable births
1837 — Wild Bill Hickok, American Old-West gunfighter. ↗ (189 years ago) 1907 — Rachel Carson, American marine biologist (Silent Spring). ↗ (119 years ago) 1923 — Henry Kissinger, U.S. Secretary of State. ↗ (103 years ago) Notable deaths
1564 — John Calvin, French Protestant reformer. ↗ (462 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (148) 2^2 × 37 · composite (no) Days remaining (218) 2 × 109 Date code DDMMYYYY 27052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +21.43° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 24 days
Cross-references The 27th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: golden-gate bismarck-sunk st-petersburg-founded
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