Today is Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Day 248 of the Gregorian year. There are 118 days left in the year.
Sunrise: 06:24. Astronomical noon: 13:08. Sunset: 19:52. Day length: 13:28. Night length: 10:32.
According to the church calendar, September 4 is the name day of:
Alexander, Alexey, Ariadne, Athanasius, Vasily, Gabriel, Ivan, Hilarion, Isaac, Makar, Mikhail, Fedor, Felix.
What holidays are celebrated on September 4th
General:
Today Wednesday is World Sexual Health Day. There were birthdays, too – this time the game "What? Where? When?" is celebrating.
In addition, today you can celebrate Unfamiliar Roads Day, Get Rid of It Day, and Global Talent Search Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, September 4 of this year is the 11th week after Pentecost and the next day of the afterfeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Believers honor the memory of the martyrs Agathonicus, Zotik, Theoprepius (Bogolep), Akindin, Severian and others, the Venerable Isaac I of Optina, the Hieromartyr Gorazd, Bishop of Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia, the Hieromartyr Athanasius, Bishop of Tarsus of Cilicia, the Venerable Anthusa and her servants, the martyrs Charisim and Neophyte, the martyr Eulalia the virgin, the Hieromartyrs Macarius, Bishop of Vyazemsk, John and Alexy priests, the Hieromartyrs Theodore, Bishop of Penza and with him Vasily and Gabriel priests, the Hieromartyrs John, Bishop of Velikiye Luki, Alexy, Archbishop of Omsk, Alexander, Michael and Theodore priests, the Hieromartyrs Hilarion, John and Hierotheus and celebrate the day of the Georgian Icon. Mother of God.
This day in history
In 1837, at New York University, Samuel Morse first demonstrated his invention – the telegraph.
In 1882, Thomas Edison launched the world's first central power plant in New York City and turned on commercial electric lighting for the first time in history (for just 85 paying customers).
In 1888, American inventor George Eastman registered the Kodak trademark; on the same day, he received a patent for roll film in cassettes and a camera for shooting on such film.
Google was founded in 1998.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1809, the Polish poet and playwright Juliusz Słowacki was born. He is considered one of the greatest Polish poets of the Romantic era.
In 1874, the Russian and Soviet military surgeon, academician Alexander Vishnevsky, who created the famous healing ointment, was born.
In 1892, the French composer and conductor Darius Milhaud was born. Milhaud is considered one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century – he wrote 443 opus works.
In 1904, Soviet theater and film actor Pavel Massalsky was born. He became famous for his role as Franz von Kneishitz, the main antagonist in Grigory Alexandrov's comedy "Circus".
In 1927, American computer scientist John McCarthy, the author of the term "artificial intelligence" and the founder of functional programming, was born.
In 1929, Russian theater and film actress Nina Urgant was born, who played in the films “Introduction”, “I Come from Childhood”, “Sons Go to Battle”, “Belorussky Station”, and others.
In 1934, the Soviet and Russian pop singer (baritone) Eduard Khil was born, whose repertoire includes the songs “About a Friend”, “Sea, Sea”, “Winter”, etc.
In 1979, Russian hockey player Maxim Afinogenov, world champion, was born.
In 1980, German violinist and composer David Garrett was born, who performs classical music, combining it with folklore, rock, jazz and country.
In 1981, American R&B singer, dancer, music producer, actress and fashion designer Beyoncé was born, whose hits include Crazy in Love, Baby Boy and others.
Folk omens
September 4th is popularly known as Agathon the Healer.
A sunny day foretells a warm autumn.
The fog quickly dissipating in the sun's rays means that the good weather will continue for several days.
A lack of mushrooms but an abundance of nuts indicate a cold and snowy winter.
Warmth and flying webs foretell a good autumn, and a low or high position of the flying web indicates a warm or cold winter, respectively.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, September 4 of this year is the 2nd lunar day. The night light is in the growth stage and is under the zodiac sign of Virgo.
The moon can be seen in the sky at 06:54, while sunset will take place at 19:37.
Aggressiveness and assertiveness on this Wednesday can lead to conflicts even between close people. To avoid deterioration of relationships and maintain harmony, it is necessary to control your emotions and direct energy into physical activity.
