Today
Saturday May 2 2026
- Day of the year
- 122/ 365
- Week
- 182,026
- Days left
- 24333%
- Moon
- 99%Full moon
Today is Saturday, May 2, 2026. It is day 122 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 243 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.
- Athanasius of AlexandriaPope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
- Boris I of BulgariaBulgarian ruler
- Boris and GlebKievan Rus' princely saints (11th cent.)
- Matryona NikonovaRussian saint
- Wiboradaanchoress, Benedictine nun, and martyr
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Length of day
- 14h 0m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 50 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 : 99%
Moon age : 15.2 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
1536
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft. Wikipedia
1670
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America. Wikipedia
1808
Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808. Wikipedia
1885
Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. Wikipedia
1889
Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin. Wikipedia
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1952
A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg. Wikipedia
1982
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. Wikipedia
2008
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. Wikipedia
2011
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the United States Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day May 2
- 1360Yongle Emperor of China (died 1424)
- 1451René II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1508)
- 1660Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (died 1725)
- 1729Catherine the Great of Russia (died 1796)
- 1772Novalis, German author and poet (died 1801)
- 1923Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (died 2008)
- 1929Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of Franceturns 97 years
- 2015Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throneturns 11 years
Died on this day May 2
- 907Boris I of Bulgariaaged 80 years
- 1300Blanche of Artois (born 1248)aged 52 years
- 1519Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1452)aged 67 years
- 1857Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (born 1810)aged 47 years
- 1957Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1908)aged 49 years
- 1997Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher and academic (born 1921)aged 76 years
- 1998Hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1964)aged 34 years
- 2011Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (born 1957)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 05:53 and sets at 19:53, giving 14h 0m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 50 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is full, 99% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 2 to Athanasius of Alexandria, Boris I of Bulgaria and Boris and Gleb.
No United Nations international day falls on May 2. 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: Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft (1536); King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America (1670). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Yongle Emperor of China was born on May 2, 1360; Boris I of Bulgaria died on May 2, 907.
237 days remain until Christmas and 244 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 2 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 33%
- of the year elapsed
- 237
- until Christmas
- 244
- until New Year
- 668
- 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