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Friday
May 08, 2026
12:01:01 PM (EDT)

4:01:01 AM (UTC)
Absolute date: 739,744
Day 128 and Second 11,059,261 of current year
231 shopping days until Christmas

Phase of moon: last quarter
Age of moon: 6 days (since last full moon)

For Cleveland (EDT)
Sun rise: 6:15 AM, set: 8:32 PM (today)
Sun rise: 6:14 AM, set: 8:33 PM (tomorrow)

Julian Day
2,461,168.67

Julian Calendar
April 25, 2026

ISO Calendar
Day 05 of Week 19 of Year 2026

World Calendar
Monday, May 06, 2026

Hebrew Calendar
21 Iyar 5786

Islamic Calendar
Dhu al-Qada 21, 1447

Mayan Calendars
Long Count: 13.0.13.10.6
Haab (Civil): 19 Uo
Tzolkin (Religious): 2 Cimi

French Revolutionary
Time: 0:00:71
Décade II, Nonidi de Floréal de l'Année 234 de la Révolution

Coptic
Barmundah 30, 1742

Ethiopic
Miyazya 30, 2018

Persian
Ordibehest 18, 1405

Baha'i
11th day of Beauty, B.E. 183

Events for 05/08

Births
Henri Dunant (founded Red Cross, YMCA) (198 years ago)
Harry S Truman (142 years ago)
Don Rickles (100 years ago)
Sir David Attenborough (100 years ago)
Toni Tennille (83 years ago)

Deaths
Gustave Flaubert (146 years ago)

Events
1st major league triple play (148 years ago)
John Styth Pemberton invented syrup for Coca-Cola (140 years ago)
V-E (Victory in Europe) day (81 years ago)

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