Today, Wednesday, 28th of September of 2016 is the 272nd day of the year
There are 94 days remaining until the end of the year.
41 days until Election Day
26 days left to register to vote
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 7:04 am
and sunset will be at 6:56 pm.
We will have 11 hours and 52 minutes of daylight
The solar transit will be at 1:00 pm.
The first low tide was at 4:21 am
and the next low tide at 4:42 pm.
The first high tide will be at 11:10 am
and the next high tide at 10:56 pm.
The Moon is shining in at (9.3%) illumination, a Waning Crescent
Moonrise Today: (3:50 AM↑ 75° East)
Moonset Today: (5:24 PM↑ 283° West)
We'll have a New Moon in 2 days on Saturday the 30th of September of 2016 at 5:12 pm
Today is Fish Tank Floorshow Night
National Ask a Stupid Question Day
National Drink Beer Day
National Good Neighbor Day
National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
National Women's Health and Fitness Day
Read a Child a Book You Like Day
World School Milk Day!
Czech Statehood Day in the Czech Republic
Freedom from Hunger Day
International Right to Know Day
National Day of Awareness and Unity against Child Pornography in the Philippines
See You at the Pole (International observance)
Teachers' Day in Taiwan and at Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines. Ceremonies dedicated to Confucius are also observed.
World Rabies Day
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday to you! You get to share birthday cake with...
551 BC – Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC)
1836 – Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock (d. 1910)
1841 – Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (d. 1929)
1901 – William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (d. 1990)
1901 – Ed Sullivan, who entertained millions of Americans with his long-running Sunday night variety show (d. 1974)
1905 – Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)
1909 – Al Capp, American author and illustrator (d. 1979)
1923 – Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer (d. 2010)
1924 – Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1996)
1929 – Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer
1932 – Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 1973)
1934 – Brigitte Bardot, French actress
1936 – Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick
1938 – Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
1944 – Marcia Muller, American journalist and author
1950 – John Sayles, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1951 – Norton Buffalo, American singer-songwriter, harmonica player, producer, and actor (d. 2009)
1957 – C. J. Chenier, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
1964 – Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1967 – Moon Zappa, American actress and author
1971 – A. J. Croce, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1987 – Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress
On this day in history...
1889 – The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter as the distance between two lines on a standard bar of an alloy of platinum with ten percent iridium, measured at the melting point of ice.
1924Two United States Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
1995 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
2008 – SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.