Today is Tuesday, the 3rd of September of 2019...
It is the 246th day of the year.
119 days remain until the end of the year
182 days until primaries Tuesday March 3, 2020
(5 months and 29 days from today)
427 days until presidential elections Tuesday November 3, 2020
(1 year 1 month and 31 days from today)
The sun rises this morning at 6:42 am
and sunset will be at 7:34 pm.
We will have 12 hours and 52 minutes of daylight.
The first high tide was at 3:07 am
The first low tide will be at 8:49 am
The solar transit will be at 1:08 pm.
The next high tide will be at 3:30 pm,
and the final low tide at 9:44 pm.
The Moon is 22.6% visible; a Waxing Crescent
Moon Direction: 355.34° N↑
Moon Altitude:-62.02°
Moon Distance: 229632 mi
Next Moonrise: Today 11:35 am
First Quarter Moon in 2 days on Thursday the 5th of September of 2019 at 8:10 pm
Full Moon in 10 days on Friday the 13th of September of 2019 at 9:33 pm
Last Quarter Moon in 18 days on Saturday the 21st of September of 2019 at 7:41 pm
New Moon in 24 days also on a Saturday the 28th of September of 2019 at 11:26 am
Today is…
Today is also…
China's victory over Japan commemoration related observances:
Armed Forces Day in Taiwan, the Republic of China
V-J Day in the mainland People's Republic of China
Feast of San Marino and the Republic, celebrates the foundation of the Republic of San Marino in 301.
Broadcast Day in South Korea - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has assigned 'HL' to the beginning of call signs in South Korea in 1947.
Independence Day, celebrates the second independence of Qatar from the United Kingdom in 1971.
Merchant Navy Remembrance Day in Canada
Merchant Navy Day in United Kingdom
National Welsh Rarebit Day in the United States, (but not in Wales)
Tokehega Day in Tokelau, New Zealand
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday to You! You share this special day with…
1910 – Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (d. 2007)
1913 – Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (d. 1964)
1914 – Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)
1915 – Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1988)
1926 – Alison Lurie, American author and academic
1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress
1932 – Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1934 – Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
1938 – Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright
1940 – Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015)
1943 – Valerie Perrine, American model and actress
1963 – Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic
1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer
1971 – Kiran Desai, Indian-American author
…and on this day in history…
301 – San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War.
1802 – William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.
1838 – Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
1981 – The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations
In 1976, America's Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the red planet's surface.
In 1994, China and Russia proclaimed an end to any lingering hostilities, pledging they would no longer target nuclear missiles or use force against each other.
In 1995, the online auction site eBay was founded in San Jose, California, by Pierre Omidyar under the name "AuctionWeb."