Today is Sunday, September 22, 2024. Day 266 of the Gregorian year. There are 100 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 06:56. Astronomical noon: 13:01. Sunset: 19:07. Day length: 12:11. Night length: 11:49.
According to the church calendar, September 22 is the name day of:
Alexander, Alexey, Anna, Afanasy, Vasily, Gregory, Dmitry, Zakhar, Joseph, Nikita, Sergey.
What holidays are celebrated on September 22
General:
On September 22 you can celebrate the Autumnal Equinox.
This Sunday also marks Colour the Grey Day, Elephant Day and World Car-Free Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, September 22 of this year is the 13th week after Pentecost, before the Exaltation of the Cross.
For believers, this Sunday is the Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, the day of remembrance of the Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, the Martyr Severian, the Venerable Joseph, Abbot of Volotsk, the Wonderworker, the Martyrs Chariton and Strator (Stratonik), the Venerable Theophan the Confessor, Blessed Nikita in Constantinople, the Venerable Onuphrius of Voronsk, the Glinsk saints: the Venerable Basil, Philaret, Theodotus, Macarius, Martyrius, Euthymius, Dositheus, Heliodorus, Innocent, Luke, Archippus, Ioannikius, Seraphim, Andronicus, Seraphim, Zinovy of Glinsk, Metropolitan of Tetritskaro, in schema Seraphim, the Hieromartyrs Gregory the Priest and Alexander the Deacon, the Hieromartyrs Zachariah, Archbishop Voronezh, Sergius, Joseph, Alexy the priests, Demetrius the deacon and martyr Basil, the holy martyr Andronicus, the holy martyr Alexander the priest, as well as the discovery and transfer of the relics of Saint Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov, the Commemoration of the Third Ecumenical Council, the Council of Altai saints and the Council of new martyrs and confessors of Kazakhstan.
This day in history
In 1692, the last eight "witches" were hanged in Salem.
The first recorded case of lynching took place in 1780.
In 1869, the world's first postcards were issued in Austria.
In 1986, the comedy television series "Alf" began airing in the United States.
In 1994, the first episode of the television series Friends premiered.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1741, the German naturalist Peter Pallas was born, the first to describe the fauna and flora of Russia.
In 1791, the English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday was born, among whose many achievements were the discovery of electromagnetic induction and the creation of a generator.
In 1835, the Ukrainian-Russian Slavic philologist Alexander Potebnya, the first major theoretician of linguistics in Tsarist Russia, was born.
In 1841, the Latvian poet Andrejs Pumpurs, author of the folk epic "Lāčplēsis", was born.
American theater and film actor Paul Muni was born in 1895. Muni's most famous role is as a Chicago gangster in Howard Hawks's Scarface.
In 1900, Soviet linguist and lexicographer Sergei Ozhegov, compiler of an explanatory dictionary of the Russian language, was born.
In 1951, British and American rock vocalist and songwriter David Coverdale, a member of the bands Deep Purple and Whitesnake, was born.
American actress, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and TV presenter Bonnie Hunt was born in 1961. She became famous for her roles in the films Beethoven, Only You, Jumanji, The Green Mile and others.
In 1976, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo was born, who played as a striker. According to many, he is one of the best players in the history of football.
British singer, theater and television actress Billie Piper was born in 1982. She is best known for her roles in the series Doctor Who, The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Penny Dreadful.
British film, television and voice actor, singer and guitarist Tom Felton was born in 1987. He played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.
Folk omens
September 22 is popularly known as Podnesenev Day, Akim and Anna.
If a lot of cobwebs were seen on this day, it means that autumn will be fine and winter will be frosty.
A large amount of peel on the onion indicates that the winter will be cold.
If not all the needles have fallen from the larch yet, there will be a lot of snow in the winter, but it will melt quickly.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, September 22 of this year is the 20th lunar day. The Moon is going through a waning phase and is in the constellation Taurus.
The rising of the celestial body will take place at 19:29, and the reverse process will take place at 12:54.
This Sunday is a great day for spiritual practices, developing intuition and realizing your purpose. It is also a time of karmic retribution, so solitude is recommended to avoid possible conflicts.
