What Day: May 20
Find the day of the week for any date of the year.
May 20 this year (2026) falls on a Wednesday. It's day 140 of the year, with 225 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 20 will next fall on a Wednesday again in 2037. Within May, this is day 20 of 31, roughly 65% through the month. Overall, that's roughly 38% of the way through the year.
As of October 1, 2026, 12:19 PM (America/New York).
A Decade Ago
May 20, 2016 fell on a Friday, 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 20 is November 20, which falls in fall and lands on a Friday this year.