Today is Thursday, the 15th of December of 2022,
December 15 is the 349th day of the year
16 days remain until the end of the year.
6 days until winter solstice
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 7:18:12 am
and the sun will set at 4:52:22 pm
Today we will have 9 hours and 34 minutes of daylight
The solar transit will be at 12:05:17 pm.
Water temperature in San Francisco Bay today is 50.9°F.
The first high tide was at 4:30 am at 4.84 feet
The first low tide will be at 10:22 am at 2.97 feet
The next high tide will be at 2:59 pm at 4.24 feet
and the final low tide at Ocean Beach tonight will be at 9:52 pm at 0.77 feet
The Moon is 57.9% visible
It’s Waning Gibbous moon
Today is…
Today is also….
Zamenhof Day (International Esperanto Community)
On this day in history…
1791 – The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.
1869 – The short-lived Republic of Ezo is proclaimed in the Ezo area of Japan. It is the first attempt to establish a democracy in Japan.
1893 – Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World" a.k.a. the "New World Symphony") by Antonín Dvořák premieres in a public afternoon rehearsal at Carnegie Hall in New York City, followed by a concert premiere on the evening of December 16.
1903 – Italian American food cart vendor Italo Marchiony receives a U.S. patent for inventing a machine that makes ice cream cones.
1905 – The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.
1939 – Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
1973 – The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
1989 – Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights relating the abolition of capital punishment is adopted.
2001 – The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
…and if today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share your special day with…
AD 37 – Nero, Roman emperor (d. 68)
1832 – Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (d. 1923)
1891 – A.P. Carter, American country singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1960)
1892 – J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (d. 1976)
1910 – John Hammond, American record producer and critic (d. 1987)
1911 – Stan Kenton, American pianist and composer (d. 1979)
1913 – Muriel Rukeyser, American poet, academic, and activist (d. 1980)
1916 – Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964)
1919 – Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer and host of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (d. 1973)
1921 – Alan Freed, American radio host (d. 1965)
1930 – Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer
1933 – Tim Conway, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)
1946 – Genny Lim, American writer
1949 – Don Johnson, American actor
1950 – Melanie Chartoff, American actress and comedian
