Today is Women's Baseball Day...
Today is Friday, the 11th of September of 2020...
It is the 255th day of the year
111 days remain until the end of the year.
53 days until Election Day
Tuesday November 3, 2020
(1 month and 23 days from today)
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:49 am
and sunset will be at 7:23 pm.
Solar Noon will be at 1:05 pm.
We have 12 hours and 34 minutes of daylight
The first low tide was at 1:05 am at zero point 89 feet
and the next low tide will be at 1:15 pm at 3.38 feet
The first high tide will be at 9:00 am at 4.33 feet
and the final high tide at Aquatic Park will be at 6:57 pm at 5.58 feet.
Moon: 39.1%
Moon Direction: | 99.56° E↑ |
Moon Altitude: | 52.06° |
Moon Distance: | 242,698 mi |
Next New Moon: | Sep 17, 2020, 4:00 am |
Next Full Moon: | Oct 1, 2020, 2:05 pm |
Next Moonset: | Today, 3:38 pm |
Between the years AD 1900 and 2099, September 11 of the Gregorian calendar is the leap day of the Coptic and Ethiopian calendars. These leap days occur in the years immediately before leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. In all common years of the Coptic and Ethiopian calendars, September 11 is New Year's Day.
Since 2001, the date has been widely known for the terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States. The date is also lesser known for the date of a 1973 Chilean coup d'état, that overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende and would lock Chile in a 17-year dictatorship, which left around 3,000 people dead or missing.
Today is…
"I Want to Start My Own Business" Day
National Day of Service and Remembrance
National Emergency Responders Day
National No News Is Good News Day
Today is also…
Battle of Tendra Day (Russia)
Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Pakistan)
Emergency Number Day (United States)
Enkutatash falls on this day if it is not a leap year. Celebrated on the first day of Mäskäräm. (Ethiopia, Rastafari)
Nayrouz (Coptic Orthodox Church), September 12 on leap years.
September 11 attacks-related observances (United States):
National Day of Service and Remembrance
On this day in history….
1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
1792 – The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
1903 – The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
1972 – The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
1989 – Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
2001 – The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing 2,977 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
And if today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this special day with…
1862 – O. Henry, American short story writer (d. 1910)
1885 – D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1930)
1917 – Jessica Mitford, English-American journalist and author (d. 1996)
1935 – Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer
1935 – Gherman Titov, Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (d. 2000)
1940 – Brian De Palma, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1942 – Lola Falana, American actress, singer, and dancer
1943 – Mickey Hart, American drummer, percussionist and musicologist
1945 – Leo Kottke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948 – John Martyn, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
1964 – Victor Wooten, American musician
1967 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and talk show host
1970 – Taraji P. Henson, American actress
1977 – Ludacris, American rapper and producer