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April 24

Day 115 of 366 · ISO week 17 · Taurus · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)

April 24 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 251 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.

Day of year
115
Days remaining
251
ISO week
17
Zodiac
Taurus
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+12.9°

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

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. April 24 ≈ +12.9°
+23° −23° +12.9°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On April 24 the Sun's declination is approximately +12.9°. 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 24.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 115 of 366 (with 251 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Apr 24

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.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (115)5 × 23 · composite (no)
Days remaining (251)251
Date code DDMMYYYY24042026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination+12.95° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice57 days

Cross-references

The 24th of every other month

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