Today
Thursday May 28 2026
- Day of the year
- 148/ 365
- Week
- 222,026
- Days left
- 21741%
- Moon
- 93%Waxing gibbous
Today is Thursday, May 28, 2026. It is day 148 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 217 remain, and 41% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 22.
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.
- Augustine of Canterbury6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
- Margaret Pole, Countess of SalisburyEnglish peeress, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (1473-1541)
- LanfrancPrior of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury and Roman Catholic blessed
- William of GelloneCount of Toulouse and saint
- Germain of ParisBishop of Paris
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Length of day
- 14h 49m+1 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 24 days, June 21, 2026 (June solstice)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Juneteenth National Independence Day — June 19, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
Illumination : 93%
Moon age : 11.8 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
-585
A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise dat Wikipedia
621
Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande near the Hulao Pass (Henan). This victory decides the outcome of the civil war that followed the Sui dynasty's collapse in favour of the Tang dynasty. Wikipedia
1588
The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.) Wikipedia
1871
The Paris Commune falls after two months. Wikipedia
1918
The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence. Wikipedia
1926
The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. Wikipedia
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1940
World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium. Wikipedia
1961
Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International. Wikipedia
1987
An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Wikipedia
2008
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day May 28
- 1371John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (died 1419)
- 1738Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (died 1814)
- 1759William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1806)
- 1779Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (died 1852)
- 1807Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (died 1873)
- 1884Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1948)
- 1908Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (died 1964)
- 1944Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York Cityturns 82 years
Died on this day May 28
- 1357Afonso IV of Portugal (born 1291)aged 66 years
- 1747Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (born 1715)aged 32 years
- 1787Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1719)aged 68 years
- 1849Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (born 1820)aged 29 years
- 1971Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1925)aged 46 years
- 1972Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (born 1894)aged 78 years
- 2003Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)aged 86 years
- 2010Gary Coleman, American actor (born 1968)aged 42 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 05:29 and sets at 20:18, giving 14h 49m of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 24 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waxing gibbous, 93% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on June 15, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 28 to Augustine of Canterbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury and Lanfranc.
No United Nations international day falls on May 28. 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: A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce (-585); Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande near the Hulao Pass (Henan) (621). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
John the Fearless was born on May 28, 1371; Afonso IV of Portugal died on May 28, 1357.
211 days remain until Christmas and 218 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 28 falls under the sign of Gemini.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 41%
- of the year elapsed
- 211
- until Christmas
- 218
- until New Year
- 642
- 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