Today
Sunday May 10 2026
- Day of the year
- 130/ 365
- Week
- 192,026
- Days left
- 23536%
- Moon
- 42%Waning crescent
Today is Sunday, May 10, 2026. It is day 130 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 235 remain, and 36% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 19.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- May 12International Nurses Day
- May 15International Day of Families
- May 17World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Simon the Zealotapostle of Jesus
- Jobbiblical figure
- Father Damien19th century Belgian Roman Catholic priest and saint (1840–1889)
- John of ÁvilaSpanish priest, Doctor of the Church
- Princess Élisabeth of FranceFrench Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Length of day
- 14h 18m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:52
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 42 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
Waning crescent
Illumination : 42%
Moon age : 23.2 days
- Next full moon
- May 31, 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
1497
Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. Wikipedia
1503
Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there. Wikipedia
1774
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France. Wikipedia
1796
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men. Wikipedia
1837
Panic of 1837: New York City banks suspend the payment of specie, triggering a national banking crisis and an economic depression whose severity was not surpassed until the Great Depression. Wikipedia
1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut. Wikipedia
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1933
Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings. Wikipedia
1940
World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland. Wikipedia
1941
World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. Wikipedia
1994
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day May 10
- 1727Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician (died 1781)
- 1760Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer (died 1836)
- 1788Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer (died 1827)
- 1838John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (died 1865)
- 1872Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (died 1950)
- 1923Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, President of Azerbaijan (died 2003)
- 1926Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, President of Bolivia (died 2002)
- 1928Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician, President of Estonia (died 2024)
Died on this day May 10
- 1521Sebastian Brant, German author (born 1457)aged 63 years
- 1566Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (born 1501)aged 65 years
- 1774Louis XV, King of France (born 1710)aged 64 years
- 1798George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (born 1757)aged 41 years
- 1818Paul Revere, American engraver and soldier (born 1735)aged 83 years
- 1829Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (born 1773)aged 56 years
- 1863Stonewall Jackson, American general (born 1824)aged 39 years
- 1977Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)aged 71 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 05:44 and sets at 20:01, giving 14h 18m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 42 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 42% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 10 to Simon the Zealot, Job and Father Damien.
No United Nations international day falls on May 10. The next one on the calendar is International Nurses Day, on May 12.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World (1497); Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there (1503). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot was born on May 10, 1727; Sebastian Brant died on May 10, 1521.
229 days remain until Christmas and 236 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 10 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 36%
- of the year elapsed
- 229
- until Christmas
- 236
- until New Year
- 660
- 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