Today is Saturday, August 24: the 237th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 129 days.
The sun will rise at 5:20 Moscow time, and will set at 19:46. At 12:33 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 14 hours 25 minutes, and darkness will last 9 hours 35 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 9 after Pentecost. Dormition Fast. Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. On this day, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the holy martyr Euplus of Catania (Sicily), archdeacon.
Name days: Alexander, Vasily, Donat, Claudius, Lilia, Makar, Maxim, Maria, Mark, Martin, Susanna, Fedor.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates Business Mentor Day, and the world celebrates Unusual (Strange) Music Day.
Also on August 24, the world celebrates International Bat Night. Kyrgyzstan celebrates Internal Troops Day today.
Events of August 24
In 1553, diplomatic relations between Russia and England officially began.
In 1572, the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre took place in France.
Potato chips were invented in 1853.
In 1943, the battle for the Dnieper began.
In 1954, the Communist Party was banned in the United States.
In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.
Who was born on August 24
In 1899, the writer Jorge Luis Borges was born.
In 1947, the writer Paulo Coelho was born.
In 1988, actor Rupert Grint, who is known for the Harry Potter film series, was born.
In 2003, figure skater Alena Kostornaia was born.
Folk omens
At dawn the stars are still visible in the sky – rainy weather will set in in the coming days.
If the nut harvest is large and there are few mushrooms, then you should prepare for a harsh winter.
If there is no wind on August 24, then there will still be warm days.
If it's a sunny day, then in September you can expect a dry and warm Indian summer.
If it rains in the morning, then cloudy and damp weather will persist in the coming days.
