27 June

27 June is the 178th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (the calendar in general use worldwide today). In leap years—those with 29 February—it is the 179th day. There remain 187 days until the end of the year.

The date falls in the sixth month of the year and marks the onset of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, as the solstice (the time when the sun reaches its furthest point from the equator) falls on 20 or 21 June.

Position in the calendar

In the Gregorian calendar, 27 June always falls on the same day of the week as 27 September and 27 December. June has 30 days, so 27 June is three days before the end of the month.

Other calendars

In the Julian calendar, still used by some Orthodox churches, 27 June in the Gregorian calendar corresponds to 14 June in the Julian calendar during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, a difference of 13 days. The Islamic lunar calendar has no fixed relationship to the solar year, so 27 June falls on a different Islamic month each year.

Observances and commemorations

Several countries recognize 27 June as a significant date tied to their national history or global observances. These commemorations vary and are established or changed by government decision and institutional resolution.