May 30 Day 151 of 366 · ISO week 22 · Gemini · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
May 30 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 215 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
May 30
151st day of the year
May 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 30th
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Day of year 151 / 366 Days remaining 215 ISO week 22 Weekday in 2024 Thursday Zodiac (Western) Gemini Zodiac (sidereal) Gemini Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +21.9° 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 30 ≈ +21.9°
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+23°
−23°
+21.9°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On May 30 the Sun's declination is approximately +21.9°. 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 30.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 151 of 366 (with 215 remaining)
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May 30
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.
1431 — Joan of Arc was burned at the stake at Rouen for heresy. ↗ (595 years ago) 1814 — The first Treaty of Paris was signed, returning France's borders to those of 1792. ↗ (212 years ago) 1911 — The first Indianapolis 500 motor race was held. ↗ (115 years ago) 1989 — Chinese student demonstrators erected the "Goddess of Democracy" statue in Tiananmen Square. ↗ (37 years ago) Notable births
1846 — Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian jeweller. ↗ (180 years ago) 1909 — Benny Goodman, American clarinetist ("King of Swing"). ↗ (117 years ago) Notable deaths
1431 — Joan of Arc. ↗ (595 years ago) 1593 — Christopher Marlowe, English playwright, killed in a tavern brawl. ↗ (433 years ago) 1778 — Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer. ↗ (248 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (151) 151 · prime Days remaining (215) 5 × 43 Date code DDMMYYYY 30052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +21.89° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 21 days
Cross-references The 30th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: joan-of-arc indy-500 tiananmen-goddess
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