Today is Monday, August 26: the 239th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 127 days.
The sun will rise at 5:24 Moscow time, and will set at 19:41. At 12:32 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 14 hours 16 minutes, and darkness will last 9 hours 44 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 10 after Pentecost. Dormition Fast. Afterglow of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Repose (1783), second uncovering of the relics (1991) of Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, Zadonsk miracle worker.
Name days: Alexey, Vasily, Evdokia, Ivan, Ippolit, Konstantin, Ksenia, Maxim, Nikolay, Seraphim, Tikhon, Yakov.
Secular holidays
Today the world celebrates Dog Appreciation Day.
Malaysia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia celebrate Independence Day on August 26, while Iran celebrates Workers' Day. Turkey celebrates Armed Forces Day today.
Events of August 26
In 1952, fluoridation of tap water was first introduced.
In 1957, the USSR reported a successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
In 1972, the Olympic Games opened in Berlin, during which a terrorist attack was committed against athletes from Israel.
In 2002, the Georgian parliament decided to withdraw from the CIS.
Who was born on August 26
Mother Teresa was born in 1910.
In 1967, actor Oleg Taktarov was born.
In 1980, actor Macaulay Culkin, known for his leading role in the film Home Alone, was born.
In 1987, Russian model Ksenia Sukhinova was born.
Folk omens
Fog in the morning promises a rich harvest of mushrooms.
A light breeze in the morning foretells dry and warm weather in the coming days.
It was a rainy day – it will rain all September.
An owl hoots loudly at night - the weather will change soon.
