Today is Friday, the 12th of April of 2024,
April 12 is the 103rd day of the year
263 days remain until the end of the year.
69 days until summer begins
The sun rose a few minutes ago at 6:37:30 am
and sunset will be at 7:44:16 pm.
We will have 13 hours and 6 minutes of daylight
The solar transit will be at 1:10:53 pm.
Water temperature in San Francisco Bay today is 58.3°F.
The first high tide was at 1:17 am at 6.28 feet
The first low tide will be at 8:27 am at -0.87 feet
The next high tide at 3:36 pm at 4.5 feet
and the final low tide at Ocean Beach will be tonight at 8:12 pm at 2.89 feet
The Moon is currently 18.2% visible
It’s a Waxing Crescent moon
We’ll have the First Quarter Moon in 3 days on Monday the 15th of April of 2024 at 12:13 pm
Today is….
International Day for Street Children
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
Today is also…
Cosmonautics Day (Russia)
Also, International Day of Human Space Flight
As well as Yuri's Night
As it was on this day in 1961 – The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.
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)
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
1947 – Tom Clancy, American historian and author (d. 2013)
1947 – David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host
1949 – Scott Turow, American lawyer and author
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
1964 – 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….
1831 – Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, cause it to collapse.
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.
1980 – Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF
1983 – Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
1990 – Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.
1992 – The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
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.
