Today
Sunday May 3 2026
- Day of the year
- 123/ 365
- Week
- 182,026
- Days left
- 24234%
- Moon
- 97%Waning gibbous
Today is Sunday, May 3, 2026. It is day 123 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 242 remain, and 34% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 18.
What's celebrated on this date
World Press Freedom Day
WorldwideUNESCO — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Alexander I6th Pope of the Catholic Church from c. 107 to c. 115
- Philip the ApostleChristian saint and apostle
- James the JustJewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
- True Crossconcept of the cross upon which Jesus was crucified
- James the LessChristian saint
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Length of day
- 14h 2m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:53
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Spring
began on March 20, 2026
Next season
Summer — 49 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 gibbous
Illumination : 97%
Moon age : 16.2 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
1791
The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Wikipedia
1808
Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia. Wikipedia
1808
Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill. Wikipedia
1815
Neapolitan War: Joachim Murat, King of Naples, is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive engagement of the war. Wikipedia
1837
The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece. Wikipedia
1945
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, resulting in more than 7,000 deaths. Wikipedia
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1947
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect. Wikipedia
1979
The Conservative Party wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female British Prime Minister. Wikipedia
1999
The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produces the highest wind speed ever recorded, measured at 484 ± 32 Wikipedia
2007
The three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappears in Praia da Luz, Portugal, starting "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day May 3
- 612Constantine III, Byzantine emperor (died 641)
- 1428Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (died 1495)
- 1469Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and philosopher (died 1527)
- 1678Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (died 1747)
- 1764Princess Élisabeth of France (died 1794)
- 1826Charles XV of Sweden (died 1872)
- 1898Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (died 1978)
- 1933Steven Weinberg, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
Died on this day May 3
- 1152Matilda of Boulogne, Queen Consort of England and Countess of Boulogne (born 1105)aged 47 years
- 1270Béla IV of Hungary (born 1206)aged 64 years
- 1410Antipope Alexander Vaged 71 years
- 1481Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (born 1432)aged 49 years
- 1758Pope Benedict XIV (born 1675)aged 83 years
- 1856Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (born 1803)aged 53 years
- 1987Dalida, Italian singer, actress, dancer, and model (born 1933)aged 54 years
- 2008Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1926)aged 82 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 05:52 and sets at 19:54, giving 14h 2m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been spring since March 20, 2026; summer opens in 49 days, on June 21, 2026 (June solstice).
The moon is waning gibbous, 97% illuminated. The next full moon falls on May 31, 2026 and the next new moon on May 16, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches May 3 to Alexander I, Philip the Apostle and James the Just.
May 3 is World Press Freedom 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: The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1791); Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia (1808). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Constantine III was born on May 3, 612; Matilda of Boulogne died on May 3, 1152.
236 days remain until Christmas and 243 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — May 3 falls under the sign of Taurus.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 34%
- of the year elapsed
- 236
- until Christmas
- 243
- until New Year
- 667
- 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