Today Wednesday, the 14th of February of 2024
February 14 is the 45th day of the year.
321 days remain until the end of the year.
33 days until spring begins
It is observed worldwide as Valentine's Day.
The sun rises at 7:00:41 am
and sunset will be at 5:48:23 pm.
Today we will have 10 hours and 47 minutes of sun.
We have two minutes and twelve seconds more daylight than yesterday
The solar transit will be at 12:24:32 pm.
Water temperature in San Francisco Bay today is 54°F.
The first high tide was at 1:49 am at 6.13 feet
The first low tide will be at 8:17 am at 0.75 feet
The next high tide will be at 2:23 pm at 4.58 feet
and the final low tide at Ocean Beach tonight will be at 7:59 pm at 1.42 feet
The Moon is currently 27.8% visible
It’s a Waxing Crescent moon
Moonrise this morning at 9:47 am
and the moon sets tonight at 11:50pm
We’ll have the First Quarter Moon in 2 days on Friday the 16th of February of 2024 at 7:01 am
Today is…
National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
There’s a 2005 Tamil language Romantic Comedy film, called February 14 (film).
There’s also a Maldivian romantic horror television series, called 14 February (TV series).
Statehood Day (Arizona, United States)
Statehood Day (Oregon, United States)
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Armenian Apostolic Church)
Parents' Worship Day (parts of India)
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday to you! In Black History, you get to share birthday cake with….
Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831) was a minister, educator, writer, and one of the United States' most active and influential black leaders. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent Black denomination in the United States. He opened his first AME church in 1794 in Philadelphia.
Feb 14, 1817 Possible birthday of Frederick Douglass, abolitionist and orator. Born into slavery as Frederick Baile, Douglass purchased his freedom in 1845 and went on to become the greatest abolitionist of his time.
Feb 14, 1946 Entertainer and dancer Gregory Hines born
Also on this day in Black History….
Congress Member Robert C. DeLarge, who gave to his colleagues in Congress in 1871 the “Speech on the Enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment” – Died. After he left Congress DeLarge served as a local magistrate until his death in Charleston on Feb 14, 1874
Feb 14, 1867 Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia. The institution was later moved to Atlanta. New registration law in Tennessee abolished racial distinctions in voting.
Feb 14, 1936 National Negro Congress organized at Chicago meeting attended by 817 delegates representing more than 500 organizations. Asa Phillip Randolph of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was elected president of the new organization.
