Today
Tuesday May 12 2026
- Day of the year
- 132/ 365
- Week
- 202,026
- Days left
- 23336%
- Moon
- 22%Waning crescent
Today is Tuesday, May 12, 2026. It is day 132 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 233 remain, and 36% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 20.
What's celebrated on this date
International Nurses Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Epiphanius of Salamis4th century Christian bishop and saint
- Pancras of RomeRoman Catholic saint
- Álvaro del PortilloCatholic bishop, Beatus, 2nd Prelate of the Opus Dei
- Germanus I of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople
- Leopold Mandić20th‑century Croatian Capuchin priest, Catholic saint, apostle of Christian unity and patron of confessors
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Length of day
- 14h 22m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:52
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 40 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 : 22%
Moon age : 25.2 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
254
Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. Wikipedia
1191
Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus; she is crowned Queen consort of England the same day. Wikipedia
1328
Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice. Wikipedia
1588
French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs. Wikipedia
1780
American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces. Wikipedia
1797
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte conquers Venice. Wikipedia
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1870
The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15. Wikipedia
1942
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later. Wikipedia
1975
Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez. Wikipedia
2008
An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day May 12
- 1401Emperor Shōkō of Japan (died 1428)
- 1496Gustav I of Sweden (died 1560)
- 1670Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (died 1733)
- 1700Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan (died 1773)
- 1804Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, third Premier of West Canada (died 1858)
- 1895William Giauque, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
- 1910Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)
- 1910Dorothy Hodgkin, English biochemist, crystallographer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
Died on this day May 12
- 1003Sylvester II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 946)
- 1684Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest (born 1620)aged 64 years
- 1700John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (born 1631)aged 69 years
- 1994John Smith, Scottish-English lawyer and politician, Labour Party leader, Leader of the Opposition (born 1938)aged 56 years
- 2001Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (born 1925)aged 76 years
- 2001Perry Como, American singer and television host (born 1912)aged 89 years
- 2008Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (born 1925)aged 83 years
- 2024David Sanborn, American saxophonist (born 1945)aged 79 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 05:42 and sets at 20:03, giving 14h 22m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 40 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is a waning crescent, 22% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 12 to Epiphanius of Salamis, Pancras of Rome and Álvaro del Portillo.
May 12 is International Nurses Day, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism (254); Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus; she is crowned Queen consort of England the same day (1191). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Emperor Shōkō of Japan was born on May 12, 1401; Sylvester II died on May 12, 1003.
227 days remain until Christmas and 234 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 12 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 36%
- of the year elapsed
- 227
- until Christmas
- 234
- until New Year
- 658
- 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