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Wednesday, May 12, 2027
Wednesday, May 12, 2027 falls on a Wednesday. It is day 132 of the year, ISO week 19, in Q2.
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Wednesday, May 12
May 12, 2027 is day 132 of 365, ISO week 19, in Q2. The moon is First Quarter and the zodiac sign is Taurus.
Day of year132
ISO week19
QuarterQ2
Days left233
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- First Quarter
- Lunar age
- 6.4 days
- Illumination
- 40%
- 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/2027-05-12
Today's Celebrations
May 12
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Blessed Joan of Portugal
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Crispoldus
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Dominic de la Calzada
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Epiphanius of Salamis
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Gregory Dix (Church of England)
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Blessed Imelda Lambertini
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Modoald
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Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
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Local briefWednesday, May 12, 2027 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2022: The Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of Sagittarius A*.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to May 12.
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History for May 12
The Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of Sagittarius A*.
The WannaCry ransomware attack affected more than 400,000 computers worldwide, including systems used by the National Health Service and Telefónica.
An earthquake in Nepal killed 218 people and injured more than 3,500 others.
A train derailment killed eight people and injured more than 200 others in Philadelphia.
On arrival at Tripoli International Airport, Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashed into the ground at a speed of 262 kn (485 km/h; 302 mph) and exploded, killing all but one of the 304 people on board.
In Postville, Iowa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the largest-ever raid of a workplace and arrested nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.
Four students were shot and killed by Indonesian soldiers at Trisakti University in Jakarta, which led to widespread riots and the resignation of President Suharto nine days later.
The Coppergate Helmet (pictured), the best preserved of the six known Anglo-Saxon helmets, was discovered.
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Jason Collins, American basketball player (born 1978)
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Mark Damon, American film actor and producer (born 1933)
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David Sanborn, American saxophonist (born 1945)
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A. J. Smith, American football executive (born 1949)
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Aimee Stephens, American funeral director and U.S. Supreme Court litigant (born 1960)
2018
Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer (born 1945)
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