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Wednesday, May 6, 2026 falls on a Wednesday. It is day 126 of the year, ISO week 19, in Q2.
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Wednesday, May 6
May 6, 2026 is day 126 of 365, ISO week 19, in Q2. The moon is Waning Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Taurus.
Day of year126
ISO week19
QuarterQ2
Days left239
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Lunar age
- 19.3 days
- Illumination
- 78%
- Season
- Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Taurus
- Observances
- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
- Shareable URL
- /date/2026-05-06
Today's Celebrations
May 6
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Dominic Savio
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Evodius of Antioch (Roman Catholic Church)
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François de Laval
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Jacinto Vera (Roman Catholic Church)
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Lucius of Cyrene
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Blessed Maria Caterina Troiani
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Peter Nolasco
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Petronax of Monte Cassino
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
Amanda Berry escaped from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of her captor, Ariel Castro, having been held there with two other women for ten years.
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London.
The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired.
Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac G3' personal computer.
Time magazine published the article "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" by Richard Behar criticizing the Church of Scientology, leading to years of legal conflict.
Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into the fog-covered mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy, Norway, killing all 36 people on board.
An earthquake struck Northern Italy, killing 990 people and injuring up to 3,000.
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