Today
Sunday May 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 144/ 365
- Week
- 212,026
- Days left
- 22139%
- Moon
- 63%Waxing gibbous
Today is Sunday, May 24, 2026. It is day 144 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 221 remain, and 39% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 21.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- May 31World No-Tobacco Day
- June 1Global Day of Parents
- June 5World Environment Day
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Saint SarahFrench-Egyptian saint
- Vincent of Lérins5th-century saint and theologian
- Mary Help of Christianstitle of the Virgin Mary
- Simeon Stylites the YoungerChristian Saint
- Hermann JosephGerman mystic
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Length of day
- 14h 43m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 28 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
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 63%
Moon age : 7.8 days
- Next full moon
- May 31, 2026
- Next new moon
- June 15, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Gemini
until June 21, 2026 — Cancer
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
1626
Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. Wikipedia
1738
John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday. Wikipedia
1822
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito. Wikipedia
1883
The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction. Wikipedia
1930
Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). Wikipedia
1941
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen. Wikipedia
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1956
The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland. Wikipedia
1962
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule. Wikipedia
1993
Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia. Wikipedia
2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty. Wikipedia
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
Births and deaths
Born on this day May 24
- 1494Pontormo, Italian painter (died 1557)
- 1544William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1603)
- 1686Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale (died 1736)
- 1743Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (died 1793)
- 1819Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (died 1901)
- 1905Mikhail Sholokhov, Russian novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
- 1940Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
- 1941Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureateturns 85 years
Died on this day May 24
- 1543Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (born 1473)aged 70 years
- 1665Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (born 1602)aged 63 years
- 1959John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (born 1888)aged 71 years
- 1963Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918)aged 45 years
- 1974Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (born 1899)aged 75 years
- 1995Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1916)aged 79 years
- 2010Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (born 1972)aged 38 years
- 2023Tina Turner, American-Swiss rock and pop singer, dancer, actress and author (born 1939)aged 84 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 05:31 and sets at 20:14, giving 14h 43m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 28 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 63% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on June 15, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 24 to Saint Sarah, Vincent of Lérins and Mary Help of Christians.
No United Nations international day falls on May 24. The next one on the calendar is World No-Tobacco Day, on May 31.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Peter Minuit buys Manhattan (1626); John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday (1738). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Pontormo was born on May 24, 1494; Nicolaus Copernicus died on May 24, 1543.
215 days remain until Christmas and 222 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 24 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 39%
- of the year elapsed
- 215
- until Christmas
- 222
- until New Year
- 646
- 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