Today is Wednesday, the 12th of April of 2023,
April 12 is the 102nd day of the year
263 days remain until the end of the year.
70 days until summer begins
The sun rose a few minutes ago at 6:38:35 am
and the sun sets this evening at 7:43:34 pm.
We will have 13 hours and 4 minutes of daylight
Water temperature in San Francisco Bay today is 58.8°F.
Solar transit will be at 1:11:04 pm.
The first high tide will be at 3:08 am at 5.52 feet
The first low tide will be at 10:45 am at -0.43 feet
The next high tide at 6:36 pm at 4.16 feet
and the final low tide at Ocean Beach tonight will be at 10:44 pm at 3.42 feet
The moon is currently 59.6% visible
It’s the Third Quarter moon
Today is…
International Day for Street Children
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
Today is also…
on this day in 1961 – Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.
Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin:
Cosmonautics Day (Russia)
International Day of Human Space Flight
Yuri's Night (International observance)
(is there a Winston-Salem day in Nova Scotia?)
National Redemption Day (Liberia)
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share your special day with…
1883 – Imogen Cunningham, American photographer and educator (d. 1976)
1898 – Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (d. 1976)
1912 – Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
1916 – Beverly Cleary, American author (d. 2021)[27]
1932 – Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (d. 1996)
1937 – Dennis Banks, American author and activist (d. 2017)
1940 – Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
1942 – Jacob Zuma, South African politician, 4th President of South Africa
1947 – Tom Clancy, American historian and author (d. 2013)[39]
1947 – David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host
1949 – Scott Turow, American lawyer and author[41]
1950 – David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
1952 – Gary Soto, American poet, novelist, and memoirist
1957 – Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Tama Janowitz, American novelist and short story writer
1965 – Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
1981 – Tulsi Gabbard, American politician
1994 – Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress
…and on this day in history….
1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
1961 – Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.
1983 – Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
1999 – United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.