Today is Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Day 247 of the Gregorian year. There are 119 days left in the year.
Sunrise: 06:23. Astronomical noon: 13:08. Sunset: 19:54. Day length: 13:31. Night length: 10:29.
According to the church calendar, September 3 is the name day of:
Alexander, Ephraim, Ignatius, Cornelius, Paul, Raphael, Thaddeus.
What holidays are celebrated on September 3
General:
September 3, as usual, is Shufutin's Day, the Day of Farewell.
This Tuesday is also considered the Day of Opening New Doors, the Day of Discovering the Uniqueness of DNA and the Day of Those Who Came Off the Thread. The bra celebrates its birthday today.
Church:
In the church calendar, September 3 of this year is the 11th Week after Pentecost.
For Orthodox Christians, today's date is the afterfeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Apostle Thaddeus from the 70, Martyr Bassa and her children, Martyrs Theognius, Agapius and Pistus, Venerable Abraham of Smolensk, Venerable Martha of Diveyevo, Venerable Abraham the Hardworking, of the Caves, Venerable Martyr Raphael, Hieromartyr Alexander the Priest, Hieromartyr Paul and Theodore the Priests, Venerable Martyr Ignatius and the appearance of the Light-painted icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Russian St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mount Athos.
This day in history
In 301, San Marino was founded – today the oldest state in Europe.
In 1803, John Dalton made the first record of standard notations for the chemical elements.
In 1812, the world's first canning factory in England produced the first can of industrially produced canned food.
In 1914, American Mary Phelps Jacobs invented the bra. She made a "test" sample from handkerchiefs with the help of a maid and patented her invention in 1915.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1782, the German zoologist Christian Ludwig Nitsch was born, to whom we should be grateful for developing the classification of birds.
In 1803, Russian composer, pianist, violinist and violist Alexander Gurilev was born. He is the author of more than 60 romances, including “The Bell Rings Monotonously”, “Justification”, “It’s Both Boring and Sad”, “Winter Evening”, etc.
In 1844, the Russian writer and biographer Sophia Tolstaya, wife of L. N. Tolstoy, was born.
In 1875, Austrian car designer Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the Porsche company, was born.
In 1905, American physicist Carl David Anderson, who discovered the positron, was born.
Soviet theater and film actor Konstantin Sorokin was born in 1908. He is best known for his role as Grandfather Sliva in the film "The Cook" and the role of the carousel operator in the film "The New Adventures of the Elusive".
In 1927, the Belarusian Soviet writer, screenwriter, literary scholar, and public figure Ales Adamovich was born. He is known for his works about the war – “The Khatyn Story,” “I am from a Fiery Village,” and others.
1946: Japanese entrepreneur Minoru Arakawa, founder and former president of Nintendo of America, was born.
In 1965, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress Marina Zudina was born, whose best films include “Along the Main Street with an Orchestra,” “Valentin and Valentina,” “The Eye of God,” and others.
In 1970, English footballer and football coach Gareth Southgate, head coach of the England national team, was born.
In 1986, American snowboarder and musician Shaun White, a three-time Olympic champion in halfpipe, was born.
In 2003, Russian figure skater Mark Kondratyuk was born. He competes in men's singles skating, won a bronze medal in the Olympic team competition, and has won other awards.
Folk omens
September 3rd is popularly known as Vasilisa the Flax-Woman and Thaddeus the Preacher.
If it is clear on Thaddeus, the next four weeks will be warm and sunny.
The direction of the wind was used to predict the weather for the near future: north wind – cold weather, south wind – warm weather, east wind – sunny weather, west wind – rain.
If there are a lot of acorns, there will be a lot of snow at Christmas.
Mice build nests on haystacks – autumn will be long and rainy.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, September 3 of this year is the 2nd lunar day. The Moon is in the "New Moon" phase and in the sign of Virgo.
The celestial body will rise at 05:37 and set at 19:32.
This Tuesday is a great day to start exercising, doing therapeutic fasting or dieting. All undertakings will receive additional energy. Pay attention to negative qualities such as anger and greed, because overcoming them will help you achieve new goals.
