Today is Monday, September 9, 2024. Day 253 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 113 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 06:33. Astronomical noon: 13:06. Sunset: 19:40. Day length: 13:07. Night length: 10:53.
According to the church calendar, September 9 is the name day of:
Alexander, Anfisa, Vladimir, Dmitry, Ivan, Mikhail, Stepan.
What holidays are celebrated on September 9
General:
September 9 is International Beauty Day.
This Monday also includes Invent New Habits Day, Beautiful Oddball Day, and I Have Everything Under Control Day.
Congratulations to the testers and graphic designers.
Church:
In the church calendar, September 9 of this year is the 12th Week after Pentecost.
For Orthodox Christians, this day is an occasion to honor the memory of St. Pimen the Great, St. Hosius the Confessor, Bishop of Corduva, St. Liberius the Confessor, Pope of Rome, St. Pimen of Palestine, St. Hieromartyr Kuksha and his disciple Martyr Nikon and St. Pimen the Faster, of the Caves, St. Sava, Martyr Anthusa the New, Hieromartyr Stephen the Priest and the 18 martyrs with him, Hieromartyr Paul the Priest, Hieromartyrs John, John the Priests and Hieromartyr Methodius, Hieromartyr Alexander the Priest, Hieromartyr Vladimir the Priest.
This day in history
In 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the new name of the United Colonies of America – the United States of America.
In 1913, Russian military pilot Pyotr Nesterov performed the complex aerobatic maneuver “loop the loop” for the first time.
In 2001, at 01:46:40 GMT, the clock ticked down to the billionth second of the UNIX era, which began at midnight on January 1, 1970 – the moment from which Unix systems count their “internal” time.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1583, the Italian composer and organist Girolamo Frescobaldi was born, who is also one of the creators of the fugue.
In 1737, the Italian physicist and physiologist Luigi Galvani, one of the founders of the theory of electricity, was born.
In 1769, Ukrainian writer, poet and playwright Ivan Kotlyarevsky, the founder of modern Ukrainian literature, was born.
In 1823, the Russian philosopher, literary critic and publicist Valerian Maikov, compiler of the first Russian dictionary of foreign words, was born.
In 1828, the Russian writer and philosopher Leo Tolstoy, a classic of world literature, author of the novels War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection and other works, was born.
In 1890, American restaurateur Colonel Sanders, founder of the KFC fast food restaurant chain, was born.
In 1918, Soviet and Russian poet, translator, screenwriter, and children's writer Boris Zakhoder was born. He is best known for his translations and retellings of classic works of foreign children's literature: "Winnie-the-Pooh and All-All-All" by A. Milne, "Mary Poppins" by P. Travers, "Peter Pan" by J. Barrie, etc.
In 1930, Soviet film actress Nadezhda Rumyantseva was born, who played roles in the films "The Unyielding", "Girls", "Queen of the Gas Station", "The Marriage of Balzaminov" and "Die Hard".
In 1960, the English actor Hugh Grant was born, who became popular after the release of the films Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary, and others.
American comedian, musician, screenwriter, and film producer Adam Sandler was born in 1966. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and Big Daddy.
Croatian footballer Luka Modric was born in 1985. Modric is considered one of the best midfielders of our time
Folk omens
September 9th is popularly known as Pimen and Anfisa Ryabinnitsa.
Let's try to guess what the winter will be like. To do this, you need to look at the rowan tree: if there are many berries left on it, then this time of year will be merciful. At the same time, a large rowan harvest promises a damp autumn and a cold winter.
Many acorns on an oak tree foretell a harsh winter, and if cranes fly high and slowly, then the autumn will be warm and dry.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, September 9 of this year is the 7th lunar day. The moon is in the waxing phase and is located in the zodiac sign of Scorpio.
The "queen of the night" rises at 13:23 and sets at 20:13.
If you are well organized, attentive and responsible, this period will be very productive for your business activities. Your ideas will receive support from close relatives or new acquaintances.
