• Time Zone: GMT-04:00
• Time Zone ID: America/New_York
• Day numbers: 145
• Week number: 21
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for May 24th 2024
• Sunrise time: 06:11 am
• Sunset time: 08:48 pm
• Day length: 14h 37m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for May 24th 2024
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 97%
• Moon Age: 16.13 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days for May 24th 2024
May 24 in History
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes proof of a sun-centered solar system. He dies just after publication.
1607
Captain Christopher Newport and 105 followers found the colony of Jamestown at the mouth of the James River on the coast of Virginia.
1610
Sir Thomas Gates institutes “laws divine moral and marshal, ” a harsh civil code for Jamestown.
1624
After years of unprofitable operation, Virginia’s charter is revoked and it becomes a royal colony.
1689
The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration, protecting Protestants. Roman Catholics are specifically excluded from exemption.
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