✦ zenith calendar · the usa almanac
the united states' holidays in one quiet layer of your sky, each one explained in a few plain paragraphs.
usa is one of the holiday almanacs that come with zenith calendar. it holds the united states' holidays, from the national days to the family ones, and on a phone set to the united states it starts lit.
each day is kept by its date or by its weekday, like the fourth thursday of november, so it comes round every year. tap a holiday and read three short paragraphs: what it is, where it comes from, and how it is kept.
gregorian · fixed dates and weekday rules, every year
the fourth thursday of november
a day of giving thanks for the harvest and the blessings of the year, shared around the family table.
families travel to be together for a great meal of turkey, stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie, often with each person naming what they are thankful for. there are parades and football, many serve meals to those in need, and some native people keep the day as one of mourning and remembrance.
the last monday of may
the day the nation remembers the men and women who died while serving in its armed forces.
flags fly at half-staff until noon, and at 3 p.m. local time the nation pauses for the national moment of remembrance. volunteers place small flags on soldiers' graves, and towns hold parades and services.
the fourth of july
4 july
the birthday of the nation: americans celebrate the declaration that the colonies were free and independent states.
flags and red, white and blue everywhere: parades in the morning, picnics and cookouts in the afternoon, fireworks after dark. some towns read the declaration aloud.
the first monday of september
a day honouring america's working people and all they have built.
unions march in parades and hold picnics. for most families it is the last long weekend of summer, with cookouts and time outdoors before the school year begins.
zenith calendar draws the year as an orbit round the sun. lit, usa puts its holidays on their days on that ring, in pale gold. its mark is its flag, 🇺🇸.
each of its holidays carries three short paragraphs in its notes: what it is, where it comes from (for a national day, as the country tells it), and how it is kept.
usa arrives locked, so nothing in it changes by accident. the lock guards your hand, not your eye: you can still read it, shine it or eclipse it. one tap unlocks it, and then it is yours to rename, recolour or add to.
tap its chip in the legend to eclipse it (kept, but not drawn) and tap again to bring it back. nothing is deleted either way.
usa shares one sky with your own commitments. like every almanac that comes with the app, it never counts toward the almanacs you can make for free, and it lives on your phone: zenith calendar has no server of its own.
✦ zenith calendar · the sky around it
usa is a single layer. beneath it is a whole calendar drawn as the sky, your year an orbit round the sun, and every part of it answers your touch.
the sun stands at the centre and the year rings round it, with today's earth riding at today's place, its small moon beside it. tap the ring anywhere else and a faint ghost earth waits on that day.
drag along the ring and the days pass under your finger, the big date and the day's list following as you go. lift, and the day you stopped on stays picked.
tap the small moon beside today's earth and you dive into the week. the moon above shows its phase, named underneath; swipe the dates and each week brings its own.
tap the sun and the ring tips on its edge into a ladder of years. in the week, pull the moon firmly down and the month opens, the moon resting half off its foot.
zenith calendar has no server of its own. tap the gear and switch on "nothing comes in" or "nothing leaves this phone"; lift them, and every almanac is back exactly as it was.
usa is waiting in the app, and the rest of the sky comes with it.
usa (country) ·
Thanksgiving falls on Thursday 26 November 2026, the fourth Thursday of November. In Zenith Calendar it sits on the ring of your year in the usa almanac.
Memorial Day falls on Monday 31 May 2027, the last Monday of May. It is the day the United States remembers those who died while serving in its armed forces.
Independence Day, 4 July, falls on a Sunday in 2027. It is the birthday of the United States, kept with parades, cookouts and fireworks.
Labor Day falls on Monday 6 September 2027, the first Monday of September, a day honouring America's working people.
Zenith Calendar for Android comes with an almanac called usa: the United States' holidays, drawn on the ring of your year beside your own days. On a phone set to the United States it starts lit, and turning it on costs nothing.
Each holiday is kept by its date, like 4 July, or by its weekday rule, like the fourth Thursday of November, so it comes round every year on its own.