Today Thursday, the 19th of October of 2017 is the 292nd day of the year...
There are 73 days remaining until the end of the year.
383 days until congressional elections on Tuesday November 6, 2018
(1 year and 18 days from today)
1111 days until presidential elections on Tuesday November 3, 2020
(3 years and 15 days from today)
The sun will rise this morning at 7:23 am
and the sun will set will at 6:25 pm.
Today we will have 11 hours and 2 minutes of daylight.
Solar noon will be at 12:54 pm.
The first low tide was at 5:24am
and the next low tide at 6:03 pm.
The only high tide of the day will be at 11:56 am.
The Moon is a mere 0.2% illuminated
A Near New Moon (Waning Crescent)
Moon Direction: ↑ 78.37° ENE
Moon Altitude :-23.03°
Moon Distance: 243887 mi
Next New Moon: Today Friday October 19, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Next Full Moon: Friday November 3, 2017 at 10:22 pm
Next Moonrise: Today at 7:08 am
Today is…
The first of five days of Diwali!
Diwali, the festival of lights, sees millions attend firework displays, prayers and celebratory events across the world every autumn.
Conflict Resolution Day
Dress Like a Dork Day
Evaluate Your Life Day
Get to Know Your Customer Day
International Credit Union Day
LGBT Center Awareness Day
National Get Smart About Credit Day
National Seafood Bisque Day
New Friends Day
Rainforest Day
Spirit Day
Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day
World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
It’s also…
Constitution Day, in honor of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with New Zealand) in 1974. (Niue) “NEW-ay”
Mother Teresa Day (Albania) as on this day in 2003 – Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this day with…
1720 – John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (d. 1772)
1885 – Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (d. 1956)
1903 – Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)
1913 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1980)
1916 – Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)
1922 – Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
1931 – John le Carré, English intelligence officer and author
1932 – Robert Reed, American actor (d. 1992)
1937 – Peter Max, German-American illustrator
1944 – Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)
1945 – Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist
1956 – Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform
1967 – Amy Carter, American illustrator and activist
On this day in history…
1386 – The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
1781 – At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis hand over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrender to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.
1943 – Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University