Today is Saturday, August 10: the 223rd day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 143 days.
The sun will rise at 4:53 Moscow time, and at 20:19 it will go below the horizon. At 12:36 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 15 hours 25 minutes, and darkness will last 8 hours 35 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 7 after Pentecost. No fast. Day of remembrance of the 70 apostles Prokhor, Nikanor, Timon and Parmen deacons, Saint Pitirim, Bishop of Tambov.
Name days: Anastasia, Antonina, Vasily, Elena, Efim, Ivan, Irina, Mavra, Moses, Nikanor, Nikolai, Pavel, Prokhor, Julian.
Secular holidays
On August 10, 2024, Russia celebrates Physical Culture Day, and today the world celebrates International Biodiesel Day.
Argentina celebrates Air Force Day and Ecuador celebrates Independence Day.
Events of August 10
In 1500, the Portuguese navigator Diogo Dias discovered the island of Madagascar.
In 1897, chemist Felix Hoffman created pure acetylsalicylic acid, which is used in medicine.
In 1917, Vladimir Lenin arrived in Finland, planning to return to Russia. The October Revolution was just months away.
In 2021, footballer Lionel Messi moved to PSG after 21 years at Barcelona.
Who was born on August 10
In 1814, the entrepreneur Henri Nestle, founder of the Nestle company, was born.
In 1929, People's Artist of the USSR, actor Oleg Strizhenov was born.
Politician Anatoly Sobchak was born in 1937.
In 1957, actor Andrei Krasko was born.
Actor Antonio Banderas was born in 1960.
Folk omens
A hot day is expected if fog rises over the water in the morning.
Steady rain without gusts of wind promises prolonged precipitation.
If there is a lot of dew on the grass in the morning, then sunny and warm days will continue.
Clouds are high in the sky - there will be no precipitation in the coming days.
