Today Wednesday, 13th of December of 2017 is the 347th day of the year.
There are 18 days remaining until the end of the year.
328 days until mid-term elections on Tuesday November 6, 2018
(10 months and 24 days from today)
1056 days until presidential elections Tuesday November 3, 2020
(2 years 10 months and 21 days from today)
the sun rises at 7:17 am
and the sun sets at 4:52 pm.
Today we will have 9 hours and 35 minutes of daylight.
Solar noon will be at 12:04 pm.
the first low tide was at 1:16 am
and the next low tide will be at 2:37 pm.
The first high tide will be at 8:00 am
and the next high tide at 9:05 pm.
The Moon is 19.6%; a Waning Crescent
Moon Direction: ↑ 116.95° ESE
Moon Altitude: 20.03°
Moon Distance: 246518 mi
Next New Moon: Sunday December 17, 2017 at 10:30 pm
Next Full Moon:Monday January 1, 20186:24 pm
Next Moonset: Today at 2:27 pm
Today is…
National Cocoa Day
National Day of the Horse
National Violin Day
Pick a Pathologist Pal Day
The Start of Hanukkah
It’s also…
Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians)
Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland)
Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (China)
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this day with….
1816 – Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens (d. 1892)
1818 – Mary Todd Lincoln, 16th First Lady of the United States (d. 1882)
1903 – Ella Baker, American activist (d. 1986)
1903 – Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1993)
1906 – Laurens van der Post, South African-English soldier and author (d. 1996)
1911 – Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972)
1920 – George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State
1925 – Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and dancer
1929 – Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor and producer
1941 – John Davidson, American actor and game show host
1945 – Herman Cain, American businessman and political activist
1948 – Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1952 – Junkyard Dog, American football player and wrestler (d. 1998)
1953 – Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic
1953 – Jim Davidson, English comedian, actor, and television host
1954 – Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Steve Buscemi, American actor and director
1967 – Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian
1989 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
And on this day in history….
1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.
1769 – Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
1928 – George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
2003 – Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.