Today Thursday, the 25th of October of 2018 is the 298th day of the year.
There are 67 days remaining until the end of the year. 57 days until winter begins
12 days until The Election Tuesday November 6, 2018
The sun rises at 7:28 am
and sunset will be at 6:19 pm.
Today we have 10 hours and 51 minutes of daylight.
The solar transit will be at 12:53 pm.
the first low tide was at 5:24 am
and the next low tide will be at 6:02 pm.
The only high tide of the day will be at 11:50 am.
Pollen count today is low-medium at 2.6, peaking to 3.6 by Sunday and dipping to 3.1 by Monday
The Moon is 99.1% visible; now a Waning Gibbous
Yesterday was the Full Hunter’s Moon
This is the month when the leaves are falling and the game is fattened. Now is the time for hunting and laying in a store of provisions for the long winter ahead. October’s Moon is also known as the Travel Moon and the Dying Moon.
Moon Direction: ↑ 252.78° WSW
Moon Altitude: 36.68°
Moon Distance: 236668 mi
Next New Moon: Wednesday November 7, 2018 at 8:01 am
Next Full Moon: Thursday November 22, 2018 at 9:39 pm
Next Moonset: Today at 8:20 am
Today is…
National Cartoonists Against Crime Day
Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day
Today is also …
Customs Officer's Day in Russia
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this day with …
1825 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1899)
1838 – Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (d. 1875)
1881 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
1886 – Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (d. 1972)
1891 – Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American priest and radio host (d. 1979)
1902 – Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)
1912 – Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996)
1913 – Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (d. 1991)
1928 – Marion Ross, American actress
1939 – Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan
1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer-songwriter and actress
1950 – John Matuszak, American footballer (d. 1989)
1955 – Robin Eubanks, American trombonist and educator
1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress
1963 – Tracy Nelson, American actress
1969 – Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian and television host
1975 – Zadie Smith, English author and academic
…and on this day in history…
1760 – George III becomes King of Great Britain.
1854 – The Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade).
1940 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.
1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council proving that Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba.
1971 – The United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations).
1973 – Yom Kippur War officially ends with a ceasefire.
1977 – Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0.
1983 – Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état.