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Saturday, May 23, 2026 falls on a Saturday. It is day 143 of the year, ISO week 21, in Q2.
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Saturday, May 23
May 23, 2026 is day 143 of 365, ISO week 21, in Q2. The moon is First Quarter and the zodiac sign is Gemini.
Day of year143
ISO week21
QuarterQ2
Days left222
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- First Quarter
- Lunar age
- 6.8 days
- Illumination
- 43%
- Season
- Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Gemini
- Observances
- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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- /date/2026-05-23
Today's Celebrations
May 23
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Aromanian National Day
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Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)
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Desiderius of Vienne
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Giovanni Battista de' Rossi
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Julia of Corsica
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Michael of Synnada
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Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))
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Quintian, Lucius and Julian
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Local briefSaturday, May 23, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2021: A cable car crashed, killing 14 people near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to May 23.
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History for May 23
A cable car crashed, killing 14 people near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.
Ryanair Flight 4978 was forced to land by Belarusian authorities, who detained dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.
Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao following the Maute Group attack on Marawi.
The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-year-old territorial dispute in the Singapore Strait.
Professional wrestler Owen Hart died immediately before a World Wrestling Federation match after dropping 70 feet (21 m) onto the ring during a botched entrance.
The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick (pictured), premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles.
The Airbus A300, the first twin-engined wide-body airliner, went into service with Air France.
The U.S. Navy submarine Squalus sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during tests, causing 26 men to drown.
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Ron Hill, English long-distance runner (born 1938)
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Eric Carle, American children's book designer, illustrator, and writer best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (born 1929)
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Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1997)
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Roger Moore, English actor (born 1927)
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