Today is Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Day 346 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:19. Astronomical noon: 13:03. Sunset: 16:48. Day length: 07:29. Night length: 16:31.
According to the church calendar, the following people celebrate their name day on December 11:
Alexey, Andrey, Anna, Vasily, Grigory, Daniil, Ivan, Konstantin, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Praskovya, Rafail, Sergey, Stepan, Timofey, Fedor.
What holidays are celebrated on December 11th
General:
It's time to celebrate Northern Lights Fridge Day, International Mountain Day and International Tango Day.
Today we also celebrate Kaleidoscope Day and the Day of the True Master of Your Life.
Church:
In the church calendar, December 11 of this year is the 25th Week after Pentecost.
Believers honor the memory of the martyr Irinarchus and the holy seven women, the holy martyr and confessor Stephen the New, the martyrs Stephen, Basil, Gregory, another Gregory, John and many others, Saint Theodore, Archbishop of Rostov, the holy martyr Metropolitan Seraphim, the holy martyrs Alexy, Alexy the priest, Basil the deacon, the holy martyr Raphael, Vincent and the martyr Anisia, the martyr Paraskeva, the holy martyr Nicholas the priest and celebrate the Discovery of the relics of St. Sergius the confessor.
This day in history
In 1699, Peter I established the St. Andrew's flag as the official flag of the Russian Navy.
In 1868, during the War of the Triple Alliance, the Battle of Avai took place, considered the bloodiest in the history of South America.
In 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17) made the sixth and final landing of a spacecraft on the lunar surface in the 20th century.
In 1994, Russian troops entered Chechnya. The First Chechen War began. Unofficially celebrated as Remembrance Day for Russian soldiers who died in Chechnya.
In 2009, the game Angry Birds was released.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1803, the French composer and conductor Hector Berlioz, creator of the romantic program symphony, was born.
In 1810, the French poet, playwright and prose writer Alfred de Musset was born, among whose works are “Confessions of a Son of the Century”, “Nights”, etc.
In 1843, the German microbiologist Robert Koch was born, who discovered the causative agent of tuberculosis and then created the pseudo-vaccine "Tuberculin".
In 1864, the French writer Maurice Leblanc, author of books about Arsène Lupin, was born.
In 1874, the German theater and film actor and film director Paul Wegener, known for his films The Student of Prague, The Golem, and others, was born.
In 1890, the Argentine singer, composer, actor Carlos Gardel, a famous tango performer, was born.
In 1916, the Cuban musician and composer, orchestra leader Perez Prado, who is called the "king of mambo", was born.
In 1918, Russian writer, playwright, publicist, poet, and public figure Alexander Solzhenitsyn was born. He is the author of such works as The Gulag Archipelago, Matryona's House, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Cancer Ward, and others.
In 1929, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Mikhail Svetin was born, who played in the films Afonya, It Can't Be!, Wizards, and The Mechanic Gavrilov's Beloved Woman.
In 1944, the Italian singer and musician Gianni Morandi was born, who became famous for the song Andavo a cento all'ora ("I was driving at a hundred kilometers an hour").
In 1958, Soviet and Russian composer, songwriter, singer and musician Viktor Chaika was born, known for his songs for A. Glyzin ("Winter Garden", "You're Not an Angel", "Either Freedom or Bondage"), T. Ovsienko ("Remember Me", "Captain", "Beautiful Girl"), I. Allegrova ("Transit Passenger", "Drafts", "I Imagined It") and others.
In 1981, Argentine footballer Javier Saviola was born. In 2004, he was included in the FIFA 100 list of the 125 greatest living footballers.
Folk omens
December 11th is popularly known as Soykin Day.
Signs say that a sharp warming foretells an imminent cold snap that will last a long time.
If geese flap their wings frequently, it means a thaw is coming, and if the ashes in the stove go out quickly, then warming is coming. Pay attention to the crows: if they dance in a circle in the sky, it means snowfall, if they sit on the lower branches of trees, it means wind, if they walk on the ground, it means a thaw.
Cold and dry weather promises a dry and hot summer.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, December 11 of the year is the 11th lunar day. The moon is in the waxing phase. It is located in the sign of Aries.
On this day, the Earth's satellite rises at 13:29 and sets at 03:19.
This Wednesday is one of the most favorable and energetically powerful days of the month. The implementation of any undertakings will lead to success with minimal effort. You can safely plan a long trip.
