Today is Saturday, November 30, 2024. Day 335 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 31 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:04. Astronomical noon: 12:58. Sunset: 16:53. Day length: 07:49. Night length: 16:11.
According to the church calendar, November 30 is the name day of:
Gennady, Grigory, Zakhar, Ivan, Mikhail.
What holidays are celebrated on November 30
General:
This Saturday is World Pet Day. Along with this holiday, you can celebrate Eternal Youth Day, Tail-like-a-pipe-and-a-carrot-nose-day, Reader's Day, and International Skirt Day.
November 30 is also considered World Elephant Day (Elephantween).
Church:
In the church calendar, November 30 of this year is the 23rd Week after Pentecost.
Today is the day of remembrance of St. Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neocaesarea, St. Nikon, Abbot of Radonezh, disciple of St. Sergius, Martyrs Aciscus and Victoria of Cordoba, St. Lazarus the Iconographer, Martyr Gobron, Michael in Holy Baptism, and 133 warriors with him, St. Sebastian of Jackson.
This day in history
In 1609, Galileo Galilei made the first map of the lunar surface.
In 1876, Russian engineer Pavel Yablochkov received a patent for creating a transformer. Since then, this day has been considered the birth date of the first transformer.
In 1900, German engineers Karl, Franz and Heinrich Graef patented a front-wheel drive automobile.
In 1954, American Ann Elizabeth Hodges was injured by a fragment of the Sylacauga meteorite, the first fully documented case of a human being injured by an extraterrestrial object.
In 1982, the best-selling album in music history, Michael Jackson's Thriller, was released.
ChatGPT launched in 2022.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1667, the English writer, philosopher and public figure Jonathan Swift, author of the satirical fantasy novel Gulliver's Travels, was born.
In 1825, the French painter Adolphe William Bouguereau was born, one of the greatest painters of the 19th century, who trained many famous artists.
In 1835, the American writer, journalist and public figure Mark Twain was born, whose greatest contribution to literature is considered to be the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, as well as “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, “The Prince and the Pauper” and other works.
In 1869, the Swedish inventor Nils Gustaf Dahlén, founder of the AGA company, was born.
In 1886, American photographer and cinematographer Karl Strass was born. Strass's most famous works are Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Fred Niblo, Sunrise by F.W. Murnau, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Rouben Mamoulian, and others.
In 1906, American writer John Dickson Carr, author of detective novels, was born.
In 1913, the Soviet writer Viktor Dragunsky was born, the author of stories and short stories, of which the most popular was the cycle “Deniskiny rasskazy”.
In 1936, Soviet TV presenter Svetlana Zhaltsova was born, an announcer for the Central Television of the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and the host of the KVN program together with Alexander Maslyakov from 1964 to 1972.
In 1945, British bass guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter Roger Glover, member of the rock band Deep Purple, was born.
In 1959, Soviet and Russian announcer and TV presenter Larisa Verbitskaya was born, who worked as a presenter of the programs “Alarm Clock”, “Moscow News”, “Good Night, Little Ones”, “News”, “Good Morning”, etc.
In 1968, French cyclist Laurent Jalabert was born, the best cyclist in the world in the second half of the 1990s according to the International Cycling Union rating.
In 1990, Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen, the 16th world champion, was born.
Folk omens
November 30th is popularly known as Gregory the Winter-Pointer.
In ancient times, it was believed that the weather on November 30th told what the winter would be like.
If there is a new moon in the sky on this day, then cold weather is approaching. If mice make a nest in flax, then there will be a lot of snow in the winter.
By the way, if you want to be healthy all year round, then you should roll around in the snow on this day.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, November 30 of the year is the 28th lunar day. The waning moon is in the zodiac sign of Scorpio.
The Earth's satellite will rise at 08:00 and set at 14:52.
This Saturday is not the best day: loss of strength, exacerbation of chronic diseases. There is a high probability of depression, accidents and disappointments. It is better to focus on current affairs and not make important decisions, driving away negative thoughts.
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.
