May 9
May 9 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 236 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Taurus.
Day of year
130
Days remaining
236
ISO week
19
Zodiac
Taurus
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+17.5°
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 9 the Sun's declination is approximately +17.5°. 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 9.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Europe Day (European Union)
- Victory Day (Russia, marking 1945)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1671 — Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ↗(355 years ago)
- 1950 — French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed the European Coal and Steel Community — the Schuman Declaration. ↗(76 years ago)
- 1960 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world's first commercial oral contraceptive. ↗(66 years ago)
- 1980 — In Florida, the Liberian-flagged tanker Summit Venture struck the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, killing 35. ↗(46 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1805 — Friedrich Schiller, German poet and playwright. ↗(221 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (130) | 2 × 5 × 13 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (236) | 2^2 × 59 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 09052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +17.51° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 42 days |