Today Friday, 25th of August of 2017 is the 237th day of the year...
There are 128 days remaining until the end of the year.
There are 438 days until Mid-Term Elections on Tuesday November 6, 2018
And 1166 days until Presidential Elections on Tuesday November 3, 2020
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:35 am
and sunset will be at 7:48 pm
Today we will have 13 hours and 13 minutes of daylight.
Solar noon will be at 1:12 pm.
The first high tide was at 2:29 am
and the next high tide will be at 3:14 pm.
The first low tide will be at 8:29 am
and the next low tide at 9:06 pm.
The Moon is 15.8% illuminated; a Waxing Crescent
Moon Direction:↑ 25.69° NNE
Moon Altitude:-53.55°
Moon Distance:242319 mi
Next Full Moon:Sep 6, 2017 at 12:02 am
Next New Moon:Sep 19, 2017 at 10:29 pm
Next Moonrise:Today at 10:35 am
Today is…
Forgive Your Foe Friday
Kiss and Make Up Day
National Banana Split Day
National Park Service Founders Day
National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
National Whiskey Sour Day
Today is also...
Independence Day (Uruguay), celebrates the independence of Uruguay from Brazil in 1825.
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi in India
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On this day in history…
1609 – Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
1835 – The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon.
1875 – Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.
1967 – George Lincoln Rockwell is assassinated.
1991 – Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.