May 22
May 22 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 223 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
Day of year
143
Days remaining
223
ISO week
21
Zodiac
Gemini
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+20.5°
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 May 22 the Sun's declination is approximately +20.5°. 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 22.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- International Day for Biological Diversity (UN)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1455 — The Wars of the Roses began with the First Battle of St Albans. ↗(571 years ago)
- 1819 — The SS Savannah departed Savannah, Georgia, on the first transatlantic voyage by a steamship. ↗(207 years ago)
- 1906 — The Wright brothers were granted U.S. Patent No. 821,393 for their flying machine. ↗(120 years ago)
- 1972 — Ceylon adopted a new constitution and became the Republic of Sri Lanka. ↗(54 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1885 — Victor Hugo, French novelist. ↗(141 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (143) | 11 × 13 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (223) | 223 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 22052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +20.53° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 29 days |