June 3 Day 155 of 366 · ISO week 23 · Gemini · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
June 3 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 211 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
June 3
155th day of the year
June 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 3rd
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Day of year 155 / 366 Days remaining 211 ISO week 23 Weekday in 2024 Monday Zodiac (Western) Gemini Zodiac (sidereal) Gemini Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +22.4° Birthstone Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone Birth flower Rose, Honeysuckle
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. June 3 ≈ +22.4°
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+23°
−23°
+22.4°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On June 3 the Sun's declination is approximately +22.4°. 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 June 3.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 155 of 366 (with 211 remaining)
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Jun 3
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.
1098 — Crusaders captured Antioch after a long siege during the First Crusade. ↗ (928 years ago) 1937 — The Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) married Wallis Simpson. ↗ (89 years ago) 1965 — Astronaut Edward H. White became the first American to walk in space, during Gemini 4. ↗ (61 years ago) 1989 — The Chinese government cleared Tiananmen Square — soldiers killed an unknown number of protesters. ↗ (37 years ago) Notable births
1804 — Richard Cobden, English manufacturer and Radical statesman. ↗ (222 years ago) 1925 — Tony Curtis, American actor. ↗ (101 years ago) Notable deaths
1924 — Franz Kafka, Czech writer. ↗ (102 years ago) 1989 — Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader. ↗ (37 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (155) 5 × 31 · composite (no) Days remaining (211) 211 Date code DDMMYYYY 03062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +22.41° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 17 days
Cross-references The 3rd of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: tiananmen first-american-spacewalk kafka-death
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