May 14 Day 135 of 366 · ISO week 20 · Taurus · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 14 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 231 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
May 14
135th day of the year
May 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 14th
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Day of year 135 / 366 Days remaining 231 ISO week 20 Weekday in 2024 Tuesday Zodiac (Western) Taurus Zodiac (sidereal) Taurus Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +18.8° Birthstone Emerald Birth flower Lily of the Valley, Hawthorn
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. May 14 ≈ +18.8°
0°
+23°
−23°
+18.8°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 14 the Sun's declination is approximately +18.8°. 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 May 14.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 135 of 366 (with 231 remaining)
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May 14
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.
1607 — English colonists made landfall at the site of Jamestown, Virginia. ↗ (419 years ago) 1796 — Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccination, to eight-year-old James Phipps. ↗ (230 years ago) 1804 — The Lewis and Clark Expedition departed from Camp Dubois near St Louis. ↗ (222 years ago) 1948 — David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel. ↗ (78 years ago) Notable births
1686 — Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist. ↗ (340 years ago) 1944 — George Lucas, American filmmaker (Star Wars). ↗ (82 years ago) Notable deaths
1610 — Henry IV of France, assassinated by François Ravaillac. ↗ (416 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (135) 3^3 × 5 · composite (no) Days remaining (231) 3 × 7 × 11 Date code DDMMYYYY 14052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +18.78° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 37 days
Cross-references The 14th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: israel jenner-vaccination lewis-and-clark
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