Today Tuesday, 15th of August of 2017 is the 227th day of the year...
There are 138 days remaining until the end of the year.
448 days until mid-term elections on Tuesday November 6, 2018
(1 year 2 months and 22 days from today)
1176 days until presidential elections Tuesday November 3, 2020
(3 years 2 months and 19 days from today)
The sun rises at 6:26 am
and the sun will set at 8:02 pm
Today we will have 13 hours and 36 minutes of daylight.
Solar noon will be at 1:14 pm.
The first low tide was at 12:09 am
and the next low tide will be at 11:47 am.
The first high tide will be at 6:52 am
and the next high tide at 6:27 pm.
The Moon is 44.9% illuminated; a Waning Crescent
Moon Direction: ↑ 120.32° ESE
Moon Altitude: 52.91°
Moon Distance: 230054 mi
Next New Moon on Monday August 21, 2017 at 11:30 am
Next Full Moon on Wednesday September 6, 2017 at 12:02 am
Next Moonset: Today 2:35 pm
Today is…
I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day
National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
It’s also…
The main day of Bon Festival in Japan
Awa Dance Festival in Tokushima Prefecture
Constitution Day in Equatorial Guinea
The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil in Egypt and Coptic Church
Founding of Asunción in Paraguay
Independence Day in Korea, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945:
Gwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South Korea)
Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
Independence Day in India celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Independence Day in the Republic of the Congo, celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960.
End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held in Japan
National Mourning Day in Bangladesh
Victory over Japan Day in United Kingdom
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday to you! You share this day with…
1769 – Napoleon, French general and emperor (d. 1821)
1872 – Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (d. 1950)
1912 – Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004)
1917 – Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (d. 1980)
1923 – Rose Marie, American actress and singer
1924 – Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (d. 2016)
1925 – Rose Maddox, American singer-songwriter and fiddle player (d. 1998)
1925 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2007)
1928 – Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer
1933 – Mike Seeger, American folk musician and folklorist (d. 2009)
1938 – Maxine Waters, American educator and politician
1946 – Jimmy Webb, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1954 – Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2004)
1964 – Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
1972 – Ben Affleck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
On this day in history…
1519 – Panama City, Panama is founded.
1534 – Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
1843 – Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
1935 – Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
1939 – The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
1945 – Jewel Voice Broadcast by the Emperor Showa following effective surrender of Japan in the World War II, Korea gains Independence from the Empire of Japan.
1947 – India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
1947 – Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
1948 – The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
1965 – The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.
1969 – The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in upstate New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.
1977 – The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.