Today is Sunday, December 8: day 343 of the Gregorian year. The year ends in 23 days.
The sun will rise at 8:47 Moscow time, and at 15:58 it will go below the horizon. At 12:22 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 7 hours 11 minutes, and darkness will last 16 hours 49 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 24 after Pentecost. Nativity Fast. Afterglow of the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.
Day of Remembrance of the Holy Martyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter I, Archbishop of Alexandria.
Name days: Vasily, Peter, Hilarion, Ivan, Victor, Nikolay, Grigory, Clement, Pavel, Alexander.
Secular holidays
Today, the Russian Federation celebrates the Day of the Formation of the Russian Treasury.
Also in Russia, December 8 is celebrated as Fireworks Day.
Today the world celebrates International Artist's Day.
Events of December 8
In 1941, as part of World War II, Japan launched a large-scale offensive against Thailand, the Philippines, Malaya, and Hong Kong.
In 1955, the flag of the European Union was approved.
In 1972, the first Boeing 737 crash occurred.
In 1991, an agreement was signed on the creation of the CIS, which ended the existence of the USSR.
In 1999, Russia and Belarus signed an agreement on the creation of the Union State.
Who was born on December 8th
In 1934, actress and People's Artist of the USSR Alisa Freundlich was born.
In 1943, rock musician and vocalist of The Doors, Jim Morrison, was born.
In 1962, actress and Honored Artist of Russia Elena Valyushkina was born.
In 1982, singer Nicki Minaj was born.
Actor Yuri Borisov was born in 1992.
Folk omens
Snow is falling in large flakes, which means heavy snowfalls all winter.
There is a lot of frost on the trees - the summer will be rainy.
A wind from the south means a mild winter, from the north means frost.
