Today is Thursday, September 12, 2024. Day 256 of the Gregorian year. There are 110 days left in the year.
Sunrise: 06:39. Astronomical noon: 13:05. Sunset: 19:32. Day length: 12:53. Night length: 11:07.
According to the church calendar, September 12 is the name day of:
Alexander, Alexey, Angelina, Arseny, Vasily, Gabriel, Gregory, Daniel, Evgenia, Elizabeth, Ephraim, Ivan, Ignatius, Corniliy, Leonid, Makar, Maxim, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Stepan, Fedor.
What holidays are celebrated on September 12
General:
This Thursday you can celebrate Virtual Bottle Day, Family Day and Window Peeping Day.
Congratulations to programmers - on their day, as well as to lovers of handicrafts - on International Crochet Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, September 11 of this year is the 12th Week after Pentecost.
Orthodox Christians venerate Saints Alexander, John and Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Saint Alexander of Svir, Saint Christopher the Roman, Saint Phantine the Wonderworker in Thessaloniki, Saint Barlaam, Metropolitan of Moldavia, Holy Martyr Peter the Priest, Holy Martyr Apollinaris, Holy Martyr Paul the Priest and Holy Martyr Elizabeth and Martyr Theodore, Holy Martyr Ignatius, Saint Peter the Confessor, Priest, as well as the Transfer of the Relics of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, the Uncovering of the Relics of the Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow, the Council of Serbian Saints: Sava I, Arsenius I, Sava II, Eustathius I, Jacob, Nicodemus, Daniel Archbishops; Ioannikios II, Ephraim II, Spyridon, Macarius, Gabriel I, patriarchs, and Gregory the bishop.
This day in history
In 1905, Russian professor V. G. Zege von Manteuffel performed the first successful operation to remove a bullet from the heart.
In 1959, the Soviet interplanetary station Luna-2 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It would become the first spacecraft in history to reach the surface of the Moon.
In 2022, 19-year-old Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest world number one.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1777, the French zoologist and anatomist Henri-Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, who coined the term paleontology, was born.
In 1818, the American inventor and physician Richard Jordan Gatling, holder of more than fifty patents, was born.
In 1829, the German historical painter Anselm von Feuerbach was born, one of the most significant German historical painters of the 19th century.
In 1888, the French chansonnier and actor Maurice Chevalier was born, who starred in such films as Cancan, Love in the Afternoon, Silence is Golden, etc.
In 1904, Soviet composer Gavriil Popov, author of film music, was born.
In 1921, Polish science fiction writer, satirist, philosopher, and publicist Stanislav Lem, author of the works “The Astronauts,” “The High Castle,” and others, was born.
In 1926, the Belgian scientist and businessman, biochemist, chemist-pharmacologist, doctor of medicine Paul Janssen, discoverer of haloperidol, was born.
In 1929, Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter Leonid Menaker was born, known for his films “The Testament of Professor Dowell”, “Niccolo Paganini”, and others.
In 1940, American actor, stuntman, and model Wayne McLaren, the very same “Marlboro cowboy,” was born.
In 1957, German film composer Hans Zimmer was born, known for his music for films and computer games (The Lion King, Gladiator, Pearl Harbor, Interstellar, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Sherlock Holmes, etc.).
In 1961, the French singer, composer, songwriter, and actress Mylène Farmer was born, occupying the first line in the list of the highest paid French-speaking performers.
In 1966, Iranian-American scientist Anousheh Ansari, the first female space tourist, was born.
In 1973, American actor and model Paul Walker, who played Brian O'Connor in the Fast and Furious franchise, was born.
In 1994, South Korean rapper, songwriter, producer Kim Nam-joon, leader of the musical group BTS, was born.
Folk omens
September 12 is popularly known as Alexander Sytnik (Svytnik), Alexander's Day.
If there are a lot of rowan trees in the forest, then the autumn will be rainy. If birds circle high in the sky and do not fly away, then the autumn will be warm and dry.
Take a closer look at the bees: if they have started to seal the hive, the winter promises to be early. If the bees seal the entrance tightly with wax, the winter will be harsh.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, September 12 of this year is the 10th lunar day. The moon is in the waxing phase and is located in the zodiac sign of Capricorn.
The celestial body rises at 17:02 and sets at 22:11.
This period is favorable for creativity, romance, and spiritual development. A variety of issues, both serious and minor, are successfully resolved. If troubles arise (which is unlikely), they will be short-lived and will not cause much damage.
