Today is Friday, December 27, 2024. Day 362 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 4 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:28. Astronomical noon: 13:11. Sunset: 16:54. Day length: 07:26. Night length: 16:34.
According to the church calendar, the following people celebrate their name day on December 27:
Hilarion, Nikolai.
What holidays are celebrated on December 27
General:
This Friday is Seduction Day, Paper Snowflake Cutout Day, and Inside Out Day.
You can also join in the celebration of Go to the Zoo Day today.
Church:
In the church calendar, December 27 of this year is the 27th Week after Pentecost.
For Orthodox Christians, this Friday is the day of remembrance of the martyrs Firs, Leucius and Kallinikos, the martyrs Philemon, Apollonius, Arian and Theotychus, and the holy martyr Nicholas the priest.
This day in history
In 1831, Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle for the voyage during which he formulated the theory of evolution.
In 1935, 33-year-old Regina Jonas became the first female rabbi in history.
In 1941, Dmitry Shostakovich, while in Kuibyshev, completed the Leningrad Symphony No. 7.
In 2005, a supernova explosion was recorded at a distance of about 50,000 light years from the Sun.
In 2013, Maria Leijerstam from Great Britain became the first person to reach the South Pole by bicycle.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1571, the German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler, the discoverer of the laws of planetary motion, was born.
In 1793, the Scottish traveler and explorer of Africa Alexander Gordon Laing was born, becoming the first European to reach Timbuktu.
In 1832, Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist Pavel Tretyakov, founder of the Tretyakov Gallery, was born.
In 1848, the Italian engineer, entrepreneur, politician Giovanni Battista Pirelli, founder of the Pirelli company, was born.
In 1901, the German and American theater and film actress, singer Marlene Dietrich was born, who became a legend during her lifetime and had a great influence on fashion, style and women's consciousness.
In 1919, the Belarusian theater and film actress Galina Makarova, who played Alexandra Matveyevna Gromova in the film "Widows", was born.
In 1934, Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina was born, a record holder for the number of Olympic medals in artistic gymnastics among women and men.
In 1939, the Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Emmanuil Vitorgan was born. He starred in the films “The Dagger,” “And That’s All About Him,” “Pious Martha,” “Wizards,” and others.
In 1948, the French theater, film and television actor Gerard Depardieu was born, one of the most prolific actors of our time, who starred in more than 200 films.
In 1966, American wrestler Bill Goldberg was born, who is considered one of the greatest and strongest wrestlers of all time.
In 1971, Soviet and Russian film actor, film director, screenwriter, TV presenter Sergei Bodrov Jr. was born. He played the leading roles in the films "Prisoner of the Caucasus", "Brother", "Stringer", "East-West", "Brother 2" and "Bear Kiss".
In 1984, French tennis player Gilles Simon, former world number six, was born.
In 1995, American actor Timothée Chalamet was born, who became widely known for his role as a teenager in love in the drama Call Me by Your Name.
Folk omens
December 27 is popularly known as Filimonov Day, Kalinniki.
Signs say that today's weather predicts the weather in February.
If the day was warm, our ancestors believed that the summer would be hot.
The changing weather during the day foretells a thaw, and the night frost foretells snowfall. Blue spots over the forest also promise snow.
If the whole flock of crows caws and the geese tuck their paws under themselves, you should expect a cold snap.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, December 27 of the year is the 27th lunar day. The waning moon is in the sign of Scorpio.
Moonrise is expected at 05:40 and moonset at 12:57.
This Friday any work will be successful, so it is better to use this time to solve long-standing problems.
You have a great opportunity to look at everything from a different angle and discover something that previously escaped attention.
Communicating with older people is beneficial because it helps you gain life experience.
