Today is Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Day 332 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 34 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 08:59. Astronomical noon: 12:57. Sunset: 16:56. Day length: 07:57. Night length: 16:03.
According to the church calendar, November 27 is the name day of:
Alexander, Alexey, Anna, Aristarkh, Vasily, Victor, Gabriel, Georgy, Gregory, Dmitry, Konstantin, Mikhail, Nikolay, Peter, Porfiry, Sergey, Fedor, Philip.
What holidays are celebrated on November 27
General:
Truly musical holidays are celebrated on this day - International Guitarist Day and Evening City Music Listening Day.
Also today is Self-Employed Day. Another professional holiday that falls on November 27 is Appraiser's Day.
Animal lovers can join in celebrating Turtle Support Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, November 27 of this year is the 23rd Week after Pentecost.
For believers, this date is the day of remembrance of the Apostle Philip, the Orthodox Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora, Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Saint Philip of Irap, the holy martyrs Demetrius, Alexander, Victor, Alexy, Michael, Michael, Theodore, Peter, Alexy, Sergius, Nicholas, Basil, Alexander, Nicholas, Demetrius, Demetrius, Porphyry, Basil, George, Basil, Sergius, Alexander, Sergius the priest, Nicholas the deacon, the holy martyr Aristarchus, the martyr Gabriel and the martyr Anna, the holy martyr Theodore the priest, the holy martyr Sergius the priest.
This day in history
In 1095, Pope Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.
In 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his will, according to which the majority of his fortune went to the Nobel Prize fund.
In 1906, the Italian automobile manufacturing company Lancia was founded.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1701, the Swedish astronomer, geologist and meteorologist Anders Celsius was born. He created a new scale for measuring temperature at that time, which later received his name.
In 1801, the Russian composer and author of romances Alexander Varlamov was born, who created about 200 romances and songs.
In 1850, the Russian artist Elena Polenova was born, one of the first artists-illustrators of children's books in Russia, one of the founders of the Art Nouveau style in Russian art.
In 1867, the Russian Soviet architect, artist and educator Ivan Zholtovsky, the largest representative of retrospectivism in Soviet architecture, was born.
In 1894, Japanese businessman Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Matsushita Electric, now known as Panasonic, was born.
In 1899, the German botanist and plant breeder Walter Hage, author of books on cacti and succulents, was born.
In 1907, the American science fiction writer L. Sprague de Camp, one of the founders of the fantasy genre, was born.
In 1939, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress Galina Polskikh was born. She played the seventh-grader Tanya Sabaneeva in the film "Wild Dog Dingo", and also starred in the films "I Walk Through Moscow", "Loyalty", "Car, Violin and Dog Klyaksa" and others.
In 1940, Hong Kong and American film actor, director, screenwriter, producer Bruce Lee, who is also known as a master of oriental martial arts, was born.
In 1945, Soviet and Russian satirical writer and TV presenter Viktor Koklyushkin was born. He performed as an auto-performer, reading his monologues himself, and also wrote for other artists: E. Petrosyan, E. Stepanenko, V. Vinokur, E. Shifrin, etc.
In 1947, Russian writer, screenwriter, playwright, TV presenter Grigory Oster, creator of the genre of "Harmful Advice" and author of the first Russian children's hypertext novel "Fairy Tale with Details" was born.
In 1951, American film director and producer Kathryn Bigelow was born, whose works include The Hurt Locker and others.
In 1961, Russian TV presenter Ekaterina Andreeva was born. Since 1997, she has hosted the news program “Vremya” on ORT/Channel One.
In 1963, Soviet and Russian actor and director of theater and cinema, screenwriter, film producer Vladimir Mashkov was born, who played in the films "Limit", "Moscow Nights", "Thief" and others.
In 1982, Russian football player and coach Alexander Kerzhakov, the best scorer in the history of Russian football, was born.
In 1997, Russian video blogger, actress, singer and model Sasha Spielberg was born, who in November 2023 had more than 6.3 million subscribers on her main YouTube channel.
Folk omens
November 27 is popularly known as Filippovka, the day of Lent.
If you hear the cawing of crows, it means that there is a thaw ahead, and cloudy weather on this day, as well as falling snow, foretells bad weather in May.
Our ancestors believed that if you don’t get married by November 27, you’ll have to be single until next year.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, November 27 of the year is the 26th lunar day. The waning moon is located in the zodiac sign Libra.
The Earth's natural satellite will rise at 04:00 and set at 14:23.
This Wednesday is considered a difficult, critical day when you should try to give up any active activity in all areas. Instead of wasting your life force on empty chatter, try to save it.
Dedicate this day to fasting and abstinence, remove unnecessary contacts and evaluate your life, looking at it with a sober eye.
For reference
A holiday is a period of time set aside on the calendar in honor of something or someone, which has a sacred (non-everyday, mythical) meaning and is associated with a cultural or religious tradition.
