Today is Monday, the 9th of March of 2026,
March 9 is the 68th day of the year
297 days remain until the end of the year.
11 days until spring begins
The 2026 spring or vernal equinox in San Francisco occurs on Friday, March 20, at 7:46 a.m. PT.
Sunrise in San Francisco at 7:29:09 am
and sunset will be at 7:12:21 pm.
We will have 11 hours and 43 minutes of daylight
The solar transit will be at 1:20:45 pm.
We will have 11 hours and 43 minutes of sun.
The solar transit will be at 1:20:45 pm.
Water temperature in San Francisco Bay today is 58.3°F.
the first high tide will be at 2:42 am at 5.46 feet
The first low tide will be at 10:00 am at 0.72 feet
The next high tide at 5:10 pm at 3.72 feet
and the final low tide at Ocean Beach tonight will be at 9:14 pm at 3.13 feet
The Moon is currently 67.6% visible
It's a Waning Gibbous
We'll have the Last Quarter Moon in 2 days on Wednesday the 11th of March of 2026 at 2:39 am
Today is....
Amerigo Vespucci Day
Bang-Clang Day
Barbie Day
Commonwealth Day
False Teeth Day
Fill Our Staplers Day
Get Over It Day
Joe Franklin Day
National Crabmeat Day
National Meatball Day
National Workplace Napping Day
Panic Day
Today is also....
Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim in Lebanon
On this day in Women's Herstory....
1910 - Sue Lee, a prominent labor organizer in San Francisco, led a 15-week strike against National Dollar Stores garment factory. Her efforts sought better wages and working conditions for Chinese women in the industry.
1928 - Graciela Olivárez became the first woman and first Latina to graduate from Notre Dame Law School. She later served as one of the first two women on the board of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF).
March 9, 1959 – The first Barbie doll debuts. The fashion toy has become a symbol of both female empowerment and unrealistic beauty standards.
March 9 is recognized in Mexico as #UnDíaSinNosotras ("A Day Without Us"). On this day, women "disappear" from work, school, and public life to highlight their vital economic and social importance and to protest gender-based violence.
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share your special day with....
1839 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer and organist, born in New York City (d. 1908)
1863 – Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (died 1950)
1892 – Vita Sackville-West, English author, poet, and gardener (died 1962)
1911 – Clara Rockmore, American classical violin prodigy and theremin player (died 1998)
1934 – Joyce Van Patten, American actress
1934 - Jill Pasternak, American harpist and classical music broadcaster (WQXR, WFLN, WRTI), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2025)
1938 - Lill-Babs [Barbro Margareta Svensson], Swedish pop singer, (Eurovision, 1961) actress, and television presenter, born in Järvsö, Sweden (d. 2018)
1941 – Trish Van Devere, American actress
1945 - Laura Lee, American soul and gospel singer (Dirty Man, Women's Love Rights), born in Chicago, Illinois
1947 – Keri Hulme, New Zealand author and poet (died 2021)
1948 – Emma Bonino, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1954 - Charmaine Sylvers, American R&B singer (The Sylvers - "Boogie Fever", "Hot Line"), born in Watts, Los Angeles, California
1958 – Linda Fiorentino, American actress
1964 – Juliette Binoche, French actress
1969 – Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist
1972 – Jean Louisa Kelly, American actress and singer
1975 - Jane Antonia Cornish, British composer of contemporary classical music (Seascapes), and film scores (Five Children And It), born in London, England
1982 – Érika de Souza, Brazilian basketball player
1982 – Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Croatian tennis player
1983 - Maite Perroni [Beorlegui], Mexican actress and Latin pop singer (RBD), born in Mexico City
1984 – Julia Mancuso, American skier1
1986 – Brittany Snow, American actress and producer
1989 – Taeyeon, South Korean singer
1995 – Cierra Ramirez, American actress and singer
1997 – Chika, American rapper
2001 – Jeon Somi, South Korean-Canadian singer
2003 – Sunisa Lee, American gymnast
