Today Monday, 8th of August of 2016 is the 221th day of the year. There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year.
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:21 am and sunset will be at 8:10 pm.
Today we will have 13 hours and 49 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 1:15 pm.
The first high tide was at 3:42 am and the next high tide will be at 4:33 pm.
The first low tide will be at 9:42 am and the next low tide at 10:46 pm.
The Moon is 29.3% illuminated; a Waxing Crescent
Moonrise Today: 11:58 AM↑ 98° East
Moonset Today: 11:31 PM↑ 260° West
Today is…
National Frozen Custard Day
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
Today is Assistance Dog Day
Happiness Happens Day
International Cat Day
National Dollar Day
National Zucchini Day
Odie Day
The Date to Create
August Eighth is also the name of a 2012 Russian action-adventure movie taking place during the 2008 South Ossetia war.
It's also...
Ceasefire Day in Iraqi Kurdistan
Namesday of the Queen in Sweden
Nane Nane Day in Tanzania
Signal Troops Day in Ukraine
On this day in history...
1815Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic, to spend the remainder of his days in exile.
1844Brigham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons following the killing of Joseph Smith.
1876Thomas A. Edison received a patent for the mimeograph.
1908Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
1963Britain's "Great Train Robbery" took place as 15 thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes from a train they stopped north of London.
1969At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the photo that becomes the cover of the Beatles album Abbey Road.
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share your special day with...
1879Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950)
1879Emiliano Zapata, Mexican guerrilla in the Mexican Revolution of 1911-7, general and politician (d. 1919)
1896Marjorie Rawlings, the American author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning book "The Yearling"
1907Benny Carter, American saxophonist, trumpet player, and composer (d. 2003)
1919Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (d. 2010)
1921Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (d. 2013)
1932Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Old Dogs)
1933Joe Tex, American singer-songwriter (d. 1982)
1937Dustin Hoffman, American actor
1944John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle) (d. 2015)
1951Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1961The Edge, English-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (U2)