Today
Friday May 1 2026
- Day of the year
- 121/ 365
- Week
- 182,026
- Days left
- 24433%
- Moon
- 100%Full moon
Today is Friday, May 1, 2026. It is day 121 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 244 remain, and 33% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 18.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- May 3World Press Freedom Day
- May 8World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- May 12International Nurses Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Philip the ApostleChristian saint and apostle
- Jeremiahbiblical character; prophet
- Tamar of GeorgiaQueen regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213
- Sigismund of Burgundyking of the Burgundians
- Bertha of Kent6th century queen consort of Kent
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Length of day
- 13h 58m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 51 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Memorial Day — May 25, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Full moon
Illumination : 100%
Moon age : 14.2 days
- Next full moon
- May 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- May 16, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Taurus
until May 21, 2026 — Gemini
Zodiac dates are an astrological convention, not the Sun's actual position among the constellations. The astronomy above is measured; this is not.
On this day in history
1328
Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state. Wikipedia
1707
The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect. Wikipedia
1851
Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London. Wikipedia
1886
Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries. Wikipedia
1898
Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Up to 2,500 Wikipedia
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1960
Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Wikipedia
1994
Three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix. Wikipedia
2003
Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended". Wikipedia
2004
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day May 1
- 1218Rudolf I of Germany, King of Germany 1273–1291 (died 1291)
- 1285Edmund FitzAlan, 2nd Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (died 1326)
- 1672Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (died 1719)
- 1769Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1852)
- 1852Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934)
- 1881Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (died 1955)
- 1901Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (died 1945)
- 1916Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2006)
Died on this day May 1
- 408Arcadius, Byzantine emperor from 383 to 408 (born 377)aged 31 years
- 1118Matilda of Scotland, Queen of England from 1100 to 1118 (born 1080)aged 38 years
- 1539Isabella of Portugal (born 1503)aged 36 years
- 1555Pope Marcellus II (born 1501)aged 54 years
- 1904Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (born 1841)aged 63 years
- 1920Princess Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1882)aged 38 years
- 1935Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (born 1889)aged 46 years
- 1965Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (born 1911)aged 54 years
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
The day in words
In New York the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:52, giving 13h 58m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 51 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is full, 100% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 1, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 1 to Philip the Apostle, Jeremiah and Tamar of Georgia.
No United Nations international day falls on May 1. The next one on the calendar is World Press Freedom Day, on May 3.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state (1328); The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect (1707). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Rudolf I of Germany was born on May 1, 1218; Arcadius died on May 1, 408.
238 days remain until Christmas and 245 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 1 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 33%
- of the year elapsed
- 238
- until Christmas
- 245
- until New Year
- 669
- until the next 29 February
2026 — Common year (365 days)
Work with dates
Sources
Every block on this page names where its data comes from. Nothing here is generated when the source is silent.
- United Nations — International Days— What's celebrated today
- Wikidata (P841)— Saints and name days · CC0 1.0
- Wikipedia (en)— On this day in history · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26