May 29 Day 150 of 366 · ISO week 22 · Gemini · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 29 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 216 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
May 29
150th day of the year
May 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 29th
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Day of year 150 / 366 Days remaining 216 ISO week 22 Weekday in 2024 Wednesday Zodiac (Western) Gemini Zodiac (sidereal) Gemini Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +21.7° 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 29 ≈ +21.7°
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+23°
−23°
+21.7°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 29 the Sun's declination is approximately +21.7°. 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 29.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 150 of 366 (with 216 remaining)
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May 29
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.
1453 — Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks under Mehmed II, ending the Byzantine Empire. ↗ (573 years ago) 1660 — Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland was restored to the throne on his 30th birthday. ↗ (366 years ago) 1953 — Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit Mount Everest. ↗ (73 years ago) 1999 — Olusegun Obasanjo became the first elected President of Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. ↗ (27 years ago) Notable births
1660 — Charles II of England (he was actually born in 1630 — restored on his 30th birthday). ↗ (366 years ago) 1903 — Bob Hope, English-American comedian. ↗ (123 years ago) 1917 — John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President. ↗ (109 years ago) Notable deaths
1814 — Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French. ↗ (212 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (150) 2 × 3 × 5^2 · composite (no) Days remaining (216) 2^3 × 3^3 Date code DDMMYYYY 29052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +21.74° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 22 days
Cross-references The 29th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: fall-of-constantinople everest-summit jfk-bday
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