Today is Saturday, October 26: the 300th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 66 days.
The sun will rise at 7:24 Moscow time, and at 17:04 it will go below the horizon. At 12:14 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 9 hours 40 minutes, and darkness will last 14 hours 20 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 18 after Pentecost. No fast. Day of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God (brought to Moscow in 1648).
On October 26, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the holy martyr Carpus, Bishop of Thyateira, Papila, deacon, martyr Agathodorus and martyr Agathonica.
Name days: Anton, Veniamin, Zlata, Innocent, Karp, Nikita, Nikolai, Trofim.
Secular holidays
Today is All-Russian Gymnastics Day.
Also, October 26 is celebrated as Pleasant Surprises Day.
Events of October 26
In 1938, a new synthetic material was developed – nylon.
In 1956, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was formed.
In 1978, the WHO declared victory over the smallpox virus.
In 2002, the Dubrovka Theatre Centre in Moscow was stormed and seized by terrorists.
Who was born on October 26
In 1880, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General Dmitry Karbyshev was born.
In 1926, People's Artist of the RSFSR, actor Vladimir Kashpur was born.
In 1947, politician Hillary Clinton was born.
In 1974, State Duma deputy and journalist Alexander Khinshtein was born.
Folk omens
If roosters crow in the morning, it means warming. If they are heard closer to evening, it promises a change in the weather.
Rapidly moving clouds from the south foretell bad weather.
If the clouds are red, it will rain.
