Today is Thursday, the 12th of December of 2024,
December 12 is the 347th day of the year
19 days remain until the end of the year.
9 days until Winter Solstice next Saturday December 21, 2024, 1:19 AM Pacific Time
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 7:16:28 am
and sunset will be at 4:51:38 pm.
We will have 9 hours and 35 minutes of daylight
The solar transit will be at 12:04:03 pm.
Water temperature in Aquatic Park today is 54.5°F
the first low tide will be at 1:04 am at 2.16 feet
and the next low tide at 2:33 pm at -0.74 feet
The first high tide will be at 7:23 am at 6.84 feet
and the next high tide at 9:20 pm at 4.69 feet
The Moon is currently 89.3% visible
It’s a Waxing Gibbous
We’ll have a Full Moon in 3 days on Sunday the15th of December of 2024 at 1:02 am
The November moon is called the Full Beaver Moon
This was the time when beavers finished preparations for winter and retreated into their lodges.
This moon is also called the…
• Deer Rutting Moon (Dakota, Lakota)
• Digging/Scratching Moon (Tlingit)
• Freezing Moon (Anishinaabe)
• Frost Moon (Cree, Assiniboine)
• Whitefish Moon (Algonquin)
Today is….
The Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts
National 12-hour Fresh Breath Day
Today is also….
Constitution Day (Russia)
Day of Neutrality (Turkmenistan)
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday to you! You share your special day with….
1805 – Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1878)
1821 – Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (d. 1880)
1863 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (d. 1944)
1893 – Edward G. Robinson, American actor (d. 1973)
1915 – Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1998)
1918 – Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)
1923 – Bob Barker, American game show host and producer (d. 2023)
1924 – Ed Koch, American politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (d. 2013)
1937 – Connie Francis, American singer, musician, and actress
1940 – Dionne Warwick, American singer
1943 – Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 1999)
1945 – Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (d. 1997)
1952 – Cathy Rigby, American gymnast
1957 – Sheila E., American singer and musician
Today is also….
1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the US Constitution.
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [•••] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2015 – The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
