Today is Sunday, July 7: the 189th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 177 days.
The sun will rise at 3:56 Moscow time, and at 21:14 it will set. At 12:35 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 17 hours 17 minutes, and darkness will last 6 hours 43 minutes.
Church holidays
2nd week after Pentecost, All Saints who shone forth in the Russian land. Apostolic fast.
On July 7, Orthodox believers celebrate the Nativity of the honest and glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John.
Name days: Anthony, Jacob, John, Nikita.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates the Day of Workers of the Maritime and River Fleet and the Day of the Formation of Aerial Forest Protection.
Also on July 7, the Russian Federation celebrates the Day of Fight against Psychosomatic Diseases.
Today Belarus celebrates Water Transport Workers Day, and Kyrgyzstan celebrates Healthcare Workers Day.
Events of July 7
In 1891, traveller's checks were patented, which served as the prototype of modern credit cards.
In 1938, the first television program in the USSR was shown in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) – a two-hour concert.
In 1987, the trial of three Chernobyl nuclear power plant managers began.
In 2022, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation.
Who was born on July 7th
In 1882, the Belarusian poet Yanka Kupala was born.
In 1940, The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was born.
In 1943, Italian singer Toto Cutugno was born.
In 1962, the singer Zhanna Aguzarova was born.
In 1975, writer and politician Zakhar Prilepin was born.
Folk omens
Brightly shining stars on the night of Ivan Kupala foretell an excellent mushroom harvest.
Abundant dew in the morning promises a good cucumber harvest.
A rainy and cloudy day promises a poor harvest.
Hot weather is expected in the coming days if the grasshoppers are chirping loudly.
The cuckoo's call foretells a damp and cold autumn.
Earlier we talked about the events and signs of Agrafena Kupalnitsa Day.
