- 251st Day of 2015 114 Remaining
- Autumn Begins in 15 Days
- Sunrise:6:46
- Sunset:7:27
- 12 Hours 41 Minutes
- Moon Rise:2:36am
- Moon Set:4:48pm
- Phase:18%
- Full Moon September 27 @ 7:52pm
- Full Harvest Moon / Full Corn Moon
- This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief staples are now ready for gathering.
- Tides
- High:9:09am/8:14pm
- Low:2:22am/2:23pm
- Holidays
- National Date Nut Bread Day
- Another Look Unlimited Day
- Pardon Day
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day
- Iguana Awareness Day
- World Physical Therapy Day
- International Literacy Day
- Independence Day-Macedonia
- Siege Of Leningrad Day-Russia
- On This Day
- 1565 --- A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.
- 1900 --- One of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history hits Galveston, Texas, killing more than 6,000 people. The storm caused so much destruction on the Texas coast that reliable estimates of the number of victims are difficult to make. Some believe that as many as 12,000 people perished, which would make it the most deadly day in American history.
- 1915 --- German Zeppelin commanded by Heinrich Mathy, one of the great airship commanders of World War I, hits Aldersgate in central London, killing 22 people and causing £500,000 worth of damage.
- 1930 --- The 3M Company began marketing 'Scotch' brand masking tape developed by Richard Drew.
- 1935 --- Sen. Huey P. Long, the "Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot at the state capital building in Baton Rouge; he died two days later.
- 1941 --- During World War II, German forces begin their siege of Leningrad, a major industrial center and the USSR’s second-largest city. The German armies were later joined by Finnish forces that advanced against Leningrad down the Karelian Isthmus. The siege of Leningrad, also known as the 900-Day Siege though it lasted a grueling 872 days, resulted in the deaths of some one million of the city’s civilians and Red Army defenders.
- 1945 --- Bess Myerson of New York was crowned Miss America. She was the first Jewish contestant to win the title.
- 1965 --- The television trade publications "Daily Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter" ran an ad seeking "Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series." The final four choices became the stars in the television show "The Monkees."
- 1966 --- NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek" entitled "The Man Trap". The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.
- 1974 --- In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national divisions created by the Watergate scandal.
- 1998 --- Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) hit his 62nd home run of the season. He had beaten a record that had stood for 37 years by Roger Maris. McGwire would eventually reach 70 home runs on September 27.
- Birthdays
- Ann Beattie
- Antonin Dvorak
- Margaret Olivia Sage
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Patsy Cline
- Richard the Lionhearted
- Sid Caesar
- Peter Sellers
- Willie Tyler
- Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
- Heather Thomas
- Aimee Mann
- Pink
National Date Nut Bread Day-KALW Almanac-9/08/15
