What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 22, 2026?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 22, 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 22, 2026?

On May 22, 2026 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Friday

Born on May 22, 2026?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Fire Horse
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
0 years

Famous people born on May 22, 2026

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
2026 Cypriot legislative election: The Democratic Rally led by Annita Demetriou wins a plurality of seats.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Choosin' Texas

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 22, 2026 was a Friday. Someone born on May 22, 2026 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 22, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 167 days. People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on May 22

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Richard Wagner
1813 · German composer
Arthur Conan Doyle
1859 · British writer and physician
Laurence Olivier
1907 · English actor and director
Hergé
1907 · Belgian comics writer
Charles Aznavour
1924 · Armenian-French singer and diplomat
Harvey Milk
1930 · American politician and gay rights activist

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Questions about May 22, 2026

What day of the week was May 22, 2026?: May 22, 2026 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on May 22, 2026?: Someone born on May 22, 2026 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 22, 2026?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 22, 2026 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.
How old is someone born on May 22, 2026?: Someone born on May 22, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 167 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 22, 2026?: On May 22, 2026 the moon was a First Quarter.

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