Today is Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Day 268 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 98 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 07:00. Astronomical noon: 13:01. Sunset: 19:03. Day length: 12:03. Night length: 11:57.
According to the church calendar, September 24 is the name day of:
Victor, German, Dmitry, Evdokia, Iya, Karp, Lev, Nikolai, Peter, Roman, Sergey.
What holidays are celebrated on September 24
General:
This Tuesday is the perfect time to celebrate Unplanned Madness Day.
There is another option - to celebrate the Holiday of Completion of Work.
None of the options are suitable? Then you can limit yourself to congratulating the systems analysts - on their day.
Church:
In the church calendar, September 24 of this year is the 14th Week after Pentecost and the Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos.
For Orthodox Christians, this Tuesday is the day of remembrance of the Venerable Theodora of Alexandria, the Venerable Silouan the Athonite, the Martyrs Demetrius, Euphraia, his wife, and Demetrius, their son, the Martyr Ia, the Venerable Euphrosynus, the Martyrs Diodorus and Didymus of Syria, the Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Victor the Priests, the Hieromartyr Carpus the Priest, the Hieromartyr Nicholas the Deacon, as well as the Transfer of the Relics of the Venerables Sergius and Herman, the Valaam Miracle Workers, and the Feast of the Kaplunovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
This day in history
In 1852, Frenchman Henri Giffard made the first flight in an airship with a steam engine.
In 1916, Russian pilot Konstantin Artseulov was the first to intentionally perform a "spin" and bring an airplane out of it.
In 1970, the Luna-16 interplanetary station delivered lunar soil to Earth.
In 1998, the first human hand transplant operation was performed in Lyon, France.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1717, the English writer Horace Walpole, author of The Castle of Otranto and the founder of the Gothic novel genre, was born.
In 1896, the American writer Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born, whose works include This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others.
In 1919, the Russian Soviet writer Konstantin Vorobyov was born, who wrote more than 30 short stories, essays and ten novellas.
In 1924, Soviet gymnast Nina Bocharova, two-time Olympic champion, was born.
In 1930, American astronaut John Young, who visited the Moon, was born.
In 1936, American puppeteer, actor, director, screenwriter, producer Jim Henson, creator of the Muppet Show, was born.
In 1945, the Soviet and Russian poetess and songwriter Larisa Rubalskaya was born. She is the author of more than 600 poems and lyrics to many songs that have become famous and popular.
In 1952, Soviet and Russian musician, guitarist Alexey Romanov, vocalist of the rock bands Voskresenie, SV, Mashina Vremeni, Kuznetsky Most, was born.
In 1954, Italian footballer Marco Tardelli was born, a world champion and one of eight footballers to have won the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup.
In 1957, American film and animation director and screenwriter Brad Bird was born. He is best known for his work on the animated films The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and others.
In 1981, Russian actress, director, producer, designer and journalist Anastasia Tsvetaeva was born. She became popular after starring in the video for the group Zveri, “Everything That Concerns You.”
In 1994, Russian actress Alexandra Bortich was born, known for her roles in the TV series "The Jackal", "Policeman from Rublyovka", "Philology Faculty" and others.
Folk omens
September 24th is popularly known as Fedora's Evening Party, or Fedora-Obdery.
Signs say that if bees make a flight hole for the second time, then the autumn will be warm and long. If bees fly on this day, then winter will come late.
To achieve success in the future, wear gold-colored clothes on this day. Do not waste time on empty talk, so as not to sin on Fedora's day.
If the hem of a girl's dress gets dirty on September 24, her husband will have a tendency to drink alcohol.
For a happy family life, newlyweds should try a cabbage dish on this day.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, September 24 of this year is the 22nd lunar day. The Moon is in the third quarter and in the zodiac sign Gemini.
The sunrise of the celestial body is expected at 20:46, and the sunset at 15:43.
This Tuesday is suitable for analyzing life experiences and creating realistic plans for the future. Interaction with colleagues and partners will be successful.
