April 27
April 27 is the 118th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 248 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
Day of year
118
Days remaining
248
ISO week
17
Zodiac
Taurus
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+13.9°
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
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On April 27 the Sun's declination is approximately +13.9°. 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 27.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Freedom Day (South Africa, marking the first post-apartheid election)
- King's Day (Netherlands, since 2014)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1521 — Ferdinand Magellan was killed by Lapulapu's forces in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. ↗(505 years ago)
- 1810 — Beethoven composed Für Elise. ↗(216 years ago)
- 1865 — The riverboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River, killing some 1,800 — the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history. ↗(161 years ago)
- 1994 — Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa in the country's first multiracial elections. ↗(32 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1521 — Ferdinand Magellan. ↗(505 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (118) | 2 × 59 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (248) | 2^3 × 31 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 27042026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +13.94° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 54 days |