What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 2026?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 2026 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 18, 2026?

On May 18, 2026 the moon was a New Moon.

A Monday

Born on May 18, 2026?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Fire Horse
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
0 years

Famous people born on May 18, 2026

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that week

2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election: Incumbent Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva loses reelection to PAICV leader Francisco Carvalho.
2026 Ituri Province Ebola epidemic: The World Health Organization declares an Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raúl Castro is indicted by the United States over the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft.
Gaza war: An Israeli strike assassinates Izz al-Din al-Haddad, commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades and leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The 2026 European heatwaves begin, bringing record-breaking temperatures to several European countries and causing thousands of deaths over the next several weeks.
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi, China, kills 82 people.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Choosin' Texas

Ella Langley

🎵 No. 1 song

May 18, 2026 was a Monday. Someone born on May 18, 2026 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 18, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 170 days. People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on May 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Nicholas II of Russia
1868 · 14th and last Emperor of Russia
Bertrand Russell
1872 · British philosopher and logician
Walter Gropius
1883 · German-American architect
Frank Capra
1897 · Italian-born American film director
John Paul II
1920 · pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

Questions about May 18, 2026

What day of the week was May 18, 2026?: May 18, 2026 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 18, 2026?: Someone born on May 18, 2026 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 2026?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 2026 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.
How old is someone born on May 18, 2026?: Someone born on May 18, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 170 days.
Which generation is someone born in 2026?: People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 18, 2026?: On May 18, 2026 the moon was a New Moon.

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