What Day: May 15
Find the day of the week for any date of the year.
May 15 this year (2026) falls on a Friday. It's day 135 of the year, with 230 days left afterward, sits in Q2 (Spring), and falls under the zodiac sign Taurus in Western astrology. Because of how leap years shift the calendar, a date's day-of-week doesn't repeat on a fixed yearly schedule. May 15 will next fall on a Friday again in 2037. Within May, this is day 15 of 31, roughly 48% through the month. Overall, that's roughly 37% of the way through the year.
As of October 1, 2026, 12:19 PM (America/New York).
A Decade Ago
May 15, 2016 fell on a Sunday, a useful reference point if you're comparing how a recurring event has shifted across the week over the years.
Half a Year Away
Roughly six months from May 15 is November 15, which falls in fall and lands on a Sunday this year.