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Friday, May 21, 2027 falls on a Friday. It is day 141 of the year, ISO week 20, in Q2.

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Friday, May 21

May 21, 2027 is day 141 of 365, ISO week 20, in Q2. The moon is Full Moon and the zodiac sign is Taurus.

Day of year141
ISO week20
QuarterQ2
Days left224

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Full Moon
Lunar age
15.4 days
Illumination
100%
Season
Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern Hemisphere

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Taurus
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May 21
Observance Afro-Colombian Day (Colombia)
Observance Blessed Adílio Daronch and Manuel Gómez González
Observance Blessed Franz Jägerstätter
Observance Earliest day on which Corpus Christi can fall, while June 24 is the latest; held on Thursday after Trinity Sunday (ofte...
Observance Eugène de Mazenod
Observance Helena of Constantinople, also known as "Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostle...
Observance Blessed Hemming of Turku
Observance John Elliot (Episcopal Church)

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Friday, May 21, 2027 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2024: The Greenfield tornado, estimated to have produced winds in excess of 309 miles per hour (497 km/h), moved across Iowa.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to May 21.

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The Greenfield tornado, estimated to have produced winds in excess of 309 miles per hour (497 km/h), moved across Iowa.

Islamic State militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra.

A Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree on a Taipei Metro train, killing four people and injuring 24 others.

The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, U.S.

Indonesian president Suharto resigned after a collapse of support for his presidency amid economic and political crises, ending 32 years in power.

Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

While working with a mass of plutonium known as the demon core, Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin accidentally exposed himself to a lethal dose of hard radiation, making him the second victim of a criticality accident in h...

Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh (pictured) completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget Airport.

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