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Almanacs Significant, Notable and Interesting Dates |
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| Event | Date | 2019
| New Year's Day | 1 January (observed following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Tue 1 Jan | Epiphany | 6 January | Sun 6 Jan | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Mon 21 Jan | Burns Night (Scotland) | 25 January | Fri 25 Jan | Super Bowl Sunday (US) | First Sunday in February | Sun 3 Feb | St Valentine's Day | 14 February | Thu 14 Feb | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Tue 19 Feb | St David's Day (Wales) | 1 March | Fri 1 Mar | Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) | 47 days before Easter Sunday | Tue 5 Mar | Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) | 46 days before Easter Sunday | Wed 6 Mar | World Book Day | First Thursday in March | Thu 7 Mar | St Patrick's Day (Ireland) | 17 March (observed following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Sun 17 Mar | Vernal Equinox | About 21 March in northern hemisphere (about 23 September in southern hemisphere) | Wed 20 Mar | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Thu 21 Mar | Mother's Day (Mothering Sunday) (UK, IRL, Nigeria) | Fourth Sunday of Lent | Sun 31 Mar | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Fri 19 Apr | Easter Sunday | See Elusive Easter | Sun 21 Apr | Earth Day | 22 April | Mon 22 Apr | St George's Day (England) | 23 April | Tue 23 Apr | Anzac Day (Australia & New Zealand) | 25 April | Thu 25 Apr | Labour Day | 1 May | Wed 1 May | May Day | 1 May | Wed 1 May | Early May Bank Holiday (UK) | First Monday in May | Mon 6 May | Victory in Europe Day | 8 May | Wed 8 May | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sat 18 May | Spring Bank Holiday (UK) | Last Monday in May | Mon 27 May | Father's Day (UK) | Third Sunday in June | Sun 16 Jun | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Mon 17 Jun | Summer Solstice | About 21 June in northern hemisphere - 21 December in southern hemisphere | Fri 21 Jun | Independence Day (US) | 4 July (observed previous Friday if on Saturday - following Monday if on Sunday) | Thu 4 Jul | Battle of the Boyne (N Ireland) | 12 July (observed following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Fri 12 Jul | Bastille Day (France) | 14 July | Sun 14 Jul | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Tue 16 Jul | Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland) | First Monday in August | Mon 5 Aug | Hiroshima Day | 6 August | Tue 6 Aug | Nagazaki Day | 9 August | Fri 9 Aug | The Assumption | 15 August | Thu 15 Aug | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Thu 15 Aug | Summer Bank Holiday (England, Wales, N Ireland) | Last Monday in August | Mon 26 Aug | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sat 14 Sep | Autumnal Equinox | About 23 September in northern hemisphere (about 21 March in southern hemisphere) | Mon 23 Sep | Columbus Day | 12 October | Sat 12 Oct | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sun 13 Oct | Hallowe'en | 31 October | Thu 31 Oct | All Souls Day | 1 November | Fri 1 Nov | All Saints Day | 2 November | Sat 2 Nov | Armistice Day | 11 November | Mon 11 Nov | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Tue 12 Nov | Thanksgiving Day (US) | Fourth Thursday in November | Thu 28 Nov | Black Friday | The day after Thanksgiving Day | Fri 29 Nov | St Andrew's Day (Scotland) | 30 November (following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Sat 30 Nov | Cyber Monday | Monday after Black Friday | Mon 2 Dec | St Nicholas Day | 6 December | Fri 6 Dec | Immaculate Conception | 8 December | Sun 8 Dec | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Thu 12 Dec | Winter Solstice | About 21 December in northern hemisphere - about 21 June in southern hemisphere | Sat 21 Dec | Christmas Eve | 24 December | Tue 24 Dec | Christmas Day | 25 December | Wed 25 Dec | Boxing Day | 26 December | Thu 26 Dec | New Year's Eve | 31 December | Tue 31 Dec | |
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