Today Wednesday, the 1st of November of 2017 is the 305th day of the year.
There are 60 days remaining until the end of the year...
370 days until mid-term congressional elections on Tuesday November 6, 2018
(1 year and 5 days from today)
1098 days until Presidential elections Tuesday November 3, 2020
(3 years and 2 days from today)
The sun will rise at 7:36 am
and the sun will set at 6:09 pm.
Today we will have 10 hours and 33 minutes of daylight.
The solar transit will be at 12:52 pm.
DST ends on Sunday, November 5, at 2:00 A.M.
At this time, we “fall back” in the fall by setting clocks back one hour
(i.e., gaining one hour).
The first low tide was at 3:28 am
and the next low tide will be at 4:13 pm.
The first high tide will be at 10:09 am
and the next high tide at 10:35 pm.
The Moon is currently 90.3% illuminated
A Waxing Gibbous Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 269.75° W
Moon Altitude :-3.64°
Moon Distance :233880 mi
Next Full Moon: Friday November 3, 2017 at 10:22 pm
Next New Moon: Saturday November 18, 2017 at 3:42 am
Next Moonrise: Today at 5:05 pm
Today is…
All Saints' Day
Give Up Your Shoulds Day
International Stress Awareness Day
National Author's Day
National Brush Day
National Calzone Day
National Deep Fried Clams Day
National Eating Healthy Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Vinegar Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day
Today is also…
Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti)
Anniversary of the Revolution in Algeria
Chavang Kut, celebrated by the Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma
Coronation of the fifth Druk Gyalpo in Bhutan
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981.
Haryana Foundation Day in Haryana state, India
Karnataka Rajyotsava in Karnataka state, India
Kerala Foundation Day in Kerala state, India
1956 – The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.
Liberty Day (United States Virgin Islands)
International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day
National Awakening Day (Bulgaria)
Self-Defense Forces Commemoration Day (Japan)
The first day of winter observances:
Calan Gaeaf, celebrations start at sunset of October 31. In Wales
Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere
and Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere, celebrations start at sunset of October 31 (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this day with…
1880 – Sholem Asch, Polish-American author and playwright (d. 1957)
1922 – George S. Irving, American actor (d. 2016)
1935 – Edward Said, Palestinian-American theorist, author, and academic (d. 2003)
1940 – Barry Sadler, American sergeant, author, actor, and singer-songwriter (d. 1989)
1942 – Larry Flynt, American publisher, founded Larry Flynt Publications
1944 – Kinky Friedman, American singer-songwriter and author
1957 – Lyle Lovett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
On this day in history…
1520 – The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.
1604 – William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1611 – Shakespeare's play The Tempest is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1765 – The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
1790 – Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in a disaster.
1800 – John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1848 – In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens.
1870 – In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
1894 – Thomas Edison films American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, which is instrumental in her hiring by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West Show.
1896 – A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
1897 – The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
1938 – Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
1941 – American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
1956 – The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
1957 – The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
1960 – While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
1963 – The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
1973 – Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
1973 – The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
1982 – Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
1993 – The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
2000 – The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.