May 5
May 5 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 240 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
Day of year
126
Days remaining
240
ISO week
18
Zodiac
Taurus
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+16.4°
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 5 the Sun's declination is approximately +16.4°. 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 5.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Cinco de Mayo (Mexican commemoration of victory over France at Puebla, 1862)
- Children's Day (Japan, South Korea)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1821 — Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of Saint Helena. ↗(205 years ago)
- 1862 — Battle of Puebla: Mexican forces defeated the French army. ↗(164 years ago)
- 1925 — American teacher John T. Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee. ↗(101 years ago)
- 1961 — Alan Shepard became the first American in space, aboard Mercury-Redstone 3. ↗(65 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1821 — Napoleon Bonaparte. ↗(205 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (126) | 2 × 3^2 × 7 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (240) | 2^4 × 3 × 5 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 05052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +16.40° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 46 days |