Today is Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Day 304 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 62 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 08:07. Astronomical noon: 12:53. Sunset: 17:39. Day length: 09:32. Night length: 14:28.
According to the church calendar, October 30 is the name day of:
Alexander, Anatoly, Andrey, Anton, Joseph, Kuzma, Leonty, Sergey.
What holidays are celebrated on October 30
General:
This Wednesday marks Brown Eye Day, World Life Day and Mechanical Engineer's Day.
Congratulate your coaches on their day and celebrate Smiling Stone Lions Day or Wet Crusts Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, October 30 of this year is the 19th Week after Pentecost.
Orthodox Christians honor the memory of the Prophet Hosea, the Venerable Martyr Andrew of Crete, the Unmercenary Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia, and their brothers, the Martyrs Leonty, Anthimus and Eutropius, the Venerable Anthony of Leokhnov, Novgorod, the Hieromartyrs Neophytus and Anatoly the Priests, the Venerable Martyrs Hyacinthus and Callistus, the Hieromartyr Alexander, Archbishop of Semipalatinsk, and also celebrate the Transfer of the Relics of the Righteous Lazarus of the Four Days, Bishop of Kition, and the day of the icons of the Mother of God, called "Virgin Before and After the Nativity" and "Deliverer".
This Wednesday is also the Day of Remembrance for all Orthodox Christians who were innocently killed by God-fighters or innocently imprisoned.
This day in history
In 1888, John Loud received a patent for the ballpoint pen.
In 1907, Russian physicist Boris Rosing received a patent for a “Method of electrically transmitting images over a distance,” i.e. television.
In 1961, the USSR detonated the most powerful bomb in world history: a 58-megaton hydrogen bomb (the Tsar Bomba) was detonated at a test site on Novaya Zemlya Island.
In 1967, automatic docking of ships was performed in space for the first time.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1741, the German artist and graphic artist Angelica Kauffman was born. She painted portraits and pictures on biblical, historical, literary and ancient mythological subjects.
In 1839, the French artist Alfred Sisley was born. Among his significant works are a series of paintings of the River Thames, and landscapes depicting places in or around Moret-sur-Loing.
In 1853, the French artist, sculptor and designer Louise Abbémat was born. Her most famous works are "The Seasons", "Morning in April", "Place de la Concorde", "Among the Flowers", "Winter" and others.
In 1906, Italian racing driver Nino Farina, the first Formula 1 world champion, was born.
In 1936, Soviet gymnast Polina Astakhova, 5-time Olympic champion, was born.
In 1960, Argentine footballer and coach Diego Maradona was born - the best footballer of the 20th century according to voting on the official FIFA website, where he received 53.6% of the votes.
In 1986, Austrian ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern, three-time Olympic champion, was born.
In 1987, Russian snowboarder Ekaterina Tudegesheva, two-time world champion, was born.
In 1989, American gymnast Nastya Dyukin, Olympic champion and 4-time world champion, was born.
In 1990, Russian theater and film actor Ivan Yankovsky was born, who played in the films "The Queen of Spades", "World Champion", "Text", "Fire", the TV series "Fisher" and others.
Folk omens
October 30th is known among the people as Hosiya Kolesnik.
If you see a domestic goose flapping its wings, there will be rain ahead. Precipitation should be expected both if the sun is covered by clouds and if the moon is cloudy and pale. But if the moon is bright, then the weather will be warm and sunny. Finally, a reddish moon foretells wind.
The weather, or rather bad weather, can be predicted by aquarium fish: to do this, they must jump out of the water.
If the setting sun is surrounded by a white, bluish or black circle, then a storm is approaching.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, October 30 of the year is the 28th lunar day. The moon is in its waning phase and has not yet left the Libra zodiac sign.
Moonrise is expected at 04:59, sunset – at 16:08.
This environment is favorable for various "earthly" affairs: from buying a new car to renovating an apartment. However, minor health problems are possible. It is worth listening to the advice of partners to avoid troubles.
