Today Tuesday, 22nd of November of 2016 is the 327th day of the year
There are 39 days remaining until the end of the year.
The sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:59 am
and sunset will be at 4:54 pm.
Today we will have 9 hours and 55 minutes of daylight.
The solar transit will be at 11:56 am.
The first high tide will be at 6:47 am
and the next high tide at 6:29 pm.
The only low tide of the day will be at 12:45 pm.
The Moon is 38.2% illuminated; a Waning Crescent moon
Moonrise Today: 12:35 am↑ 81° East
Moonset Today: 1:36 pm↑ 277° West
New Moon in 7 days Tuesday the 29th of November of 2016 at 4:18 am
First Quarter Moon in 15 days on Wednesday 7th of December of 2016 at 1:03 am
Full Moon in 21 days on Tuesday 13th of December of 2016 at 4:06 pm
Last Quarter Moon in 28 days Tuesday 20th of December of 2016 at 5:56 pm
Today is Go For a Ride Day
Humane Society Anniversary Day
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Start Your Own Country Day
National Stop the Violence Day
If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday to you! You share this special day with…
1710 – Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1784)
1744 – Abigail Adams, American wife of John Adams, 2nd First Lady of the United States (d. 1818)
1808 – Thomas Cook, English businessman, founded Thomas Cook Group (d. 1892)
1869 – André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
1890 – Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, 18th President of France (d. 1970)
1898 – Wiley Post, American pilot (d. 1935)
1899 – Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1981)
1901 – Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1999)
1904 – Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
1912 – Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993)
1913 – Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1976)
1921 – Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, rapper, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1925 – Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
1940 – Terry Gilliam, American-English actor, director, animator, and screenwriter
1941 – Jesse Colin Young, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Youngbloods)
1943 – Billie Jean King, American tennis player and sportscaster
1943 – William Kotzwinkle, American novelist and screenwriter
1950 – Steven Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1950 – Tina Weymouth, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1951 – Kent Nagano, American conductor, director, and manager
1958 – Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
1961 – Mariel Hemingway, American actress
1969 – Marjane Satrapi, Iranian author and illustrator
1980 – Shawn Fanning, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Napster
1984 – Scarlett Johansson, American actress
1986 – Oscar Pistorius, South African sprinter
On this day in history…
1718 – Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
1837 – Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
1928 – The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
1935 – The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.
1954 – The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
1963 – US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded.
1967 – UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab–Israeli peace settlement.
1968 – The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
1975 – Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.
1986 – Mike Tyson defeats Trevor Berbick to become youngest Heavyweight champion in boxing history.
1987 – Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
1990 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.
1995 – Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
2004 – The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
2005 – Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.
2012 – Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths.