What Day of the Week Is May 27?
May 27, 2027 falls on a Thursday. This year, May 27, 2026 was a Wednesday.
It is day 147 of 2027, and 218 days of the year come after it. The date sits in ISO week 21 and in the second quarter, April to June. North of the equator it is day 69 of spring, and summer starts on June 21. In Australia and the rest of the south, it is fall. The Moon is a waning gibbous that day, and the next full moon is on Friday, June 18, 2027. It is not a US federal holiday.
May 27 from 2025 to 2028
The same date in four years, side by side. Moon phases use US Eastern dates.
| Fact | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the week | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Saturday |
| Day of the year | 147 of 365 | 147 of 365 | 147 of 365 | 148 of 366 |
| Days left in the year | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 |
| ISO week | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Quarter | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 |
| Season (north) | Day 69 of spring | Day 69 of spring | Day 69 of spring | Day 70 of spring |
| Moon (US Eastern) | Waxing crescent | Waxing gibbous | Waning gibbous | Waxing crescent |
| US federal holiday | No | No | No | No |
| Other holidays | – | Eid al-Adha | Corpus Christi | – |
Holidays on May 27
None of the 245 holidays and observances on this site is fixed to May 27.
Holidays that move with the calendar land on May 27 in some years from 2026 to 2035.
| Holiday or observance | Years on May 27 |
|---|---|
| Memorial Day | 2030 |
| Eid al-Adha | 2026 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 2030 |
| Reconciliation Day | 2030 |
| Trinity Sunday | 2029 |
| Corpus Christi | 2027, 2032 |
| Lag BaOmer | 2035 |
| Buddha Purnima | 2029 |
Born on May 27
In most horoscope tables, May 27 falls under Gemini, the sign that runs from May 21 to June 20.
The birthstone for May is the emerald on the American Gem Society list.
May 27 every year from 1950 to 2049
Find the decade on the left, then the last digit of the year across the top. A baby born on May 27, 1990 arrived on a Sunday, and one born on May 27, 2000 on a Saturday. Weekends are shaded.
| Years | …0 | …1 | …2 | …3 | …4 | …5 | …6 | …7 | …8 | …9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed |
| 1960s | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Mon | Tue |
| 1970s | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1980s | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri | Sat |
| 1990s | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu |
| 2000s | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed |
| 2010s | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon |
| 2020s | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun |
| 2030s | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| 2040s | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu |
When May 27 is on the same weekday again
After 2027, May 27 is next a Thursday in 2032. The next weekend May 27 is in 2028, on a Saturday.
| Day of the week | Next year after 2027 |
|---|---|
| Monday | 2030 |
| Tuesday | 2031 |
| Wednesday | 2037 |
| Thursday | 2032 |
| Friday | 2033 |
| Saturday | 2028 |
| Sunday | 2029 |
May 27 by year
| Year | Day of the week | Weekend or weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 2024 | Monday | Weekday |
| 2025 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 2026 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 2027 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 2028 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 2029 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 2030 | Monday | Weekday |
| 2031 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 2032 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 2033 | Friday | Weekday |
| 2034 | Saturday | Weekend |
Why the weekday changes
A common year is 365 days, one day more than 52 weeks. So May 27 moves on one weekday each year: Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027. The jump is two days when February 29 comes in between, so May 27, 2028 is a Saturday, two on from 2027's Thursday. Between 1901 and 2099, the whole pattern repeats every 28 years.
More about May 27 on this site
May 27 questions
What day of the week is May 27, 2027?
May 27, 2027 is a Thursday. It is day 147 of the year and falls in ISO week 21.
Is May 27 a holiday?
None of the holidays on this site is fixed to May 27. May 27, 2027 is not a US federal holiday. Some years it is Memorial Day instead, as in 2030.
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