April 22
April 22 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 253 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
Day of year
113
Days remaining
253
ISO week
17
Zodiac
Taurus
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+12.3°
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 April 22 the Sun's declination is approximately +12.3°. 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 April 22.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Earth Day (worldwide, since 1970)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1864 — The phrase "In God We Trust" was first authorised on U.S. coinage. ↗(162 years ago)
- 1889 — The Land Run of 1889 in Oklahoma began at noon. ↗(137 years ago)
- 1915 — German troops used poison-gas (chlorine) at the Second Battle of Ypres — the first large-scale use of chemical weapons in war. ↗(111 years ago)
- 1970 — The first Earth Day was observed across the United States. ↗(56 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1994 — Richard Nixon, 37th U.S. President. ↗(32 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (113) | 113 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (253) | 11 × 23 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 22042026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +12.27° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 59 days |