April 28 Day 119 of 366 · ISO week 17 · Taurus · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
April 28 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 247 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
April 28
119th day of the year
April 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 28th
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Day of year 119 / 366 Days remaining 247 ISO week 17 Weekday in 2024 Sunday Zodiac (Western) Taurus Zodiac (sidereal) Taurus Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +14.3° Birthstone Diamond Birth flower Daisy, Sweet Pea
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. April 28 ≈ +14.3°
0°
+23°
−23°
+14.3°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On April 28 the Sun's declination is approximately +14.3°. 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 28.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 119 of 366 (with 247 remaining)
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Apr 28
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.
1789 — Mutiny on the Bounty: Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal sailors were set adrift in a launch by mutineers. ↗ (237 years ago) 1945 — Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress were executed by Italian partisans. ↗ (81 years ago) 1969 — Charles de Gaulle resigned as President of France. ↗ (57 years ago) 1996 — In Tasmania, a gunman killed 35 people at Port Arthur — Australia's deadliest mass shooting. ↗ (30 years ago) Notable births
1758 — James Monroe, 5th U.S. President. ↗ (268 years ago) 1908 — Oskar Schindler, German industrialist who saved Jewish lives. ↗ (118 years ago) Notable deaths
1945 — Benito Mussolini. ↗ (81 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (119) 7 × 17 · composite (no) Days remaining (247) 13 × 19 Date code DDMMYYYY 28042026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +14.26° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 53 days
Cross-references The 28th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: mussolini-death mutiny-on-the-bounty port-arthur
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