Today is Sunday, October 6: the 280th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 86 days.
The sun will rise at 6:43 Moscow time, and at 17:53 it will set. At 12:18 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 11 hours 10 minutes, and darkness will last 12 hours 50 minutes.
Church holidays
15th week after Pentecost. No fast. Conception of the honest, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John.
Day of Remembrance of the Venerable Women Xanthippa and Polyxenia, and the Martyr Raisa (Iraida) the Virgin.
Secular holidays
October 6th is Russian Insurer Day.
Today the world celebrates Habitat Protection Day.
Events of October 6
In 1959, the first metro in the Middle East began operating in the Israeli city of Haifa.
In 1973, the Yom Kippur War began.
In 1977, the first flight of the MiG-29 fighter took place.
In 1979, the world's first pope visited Washington. John Paul II made an official visit to the United States.
Who was born on October 6th
In 1893, polar pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Babushkin was born.
In 1914, the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl was born.
In 1946, actress Ekaterina Gradova was born.
In 1974, TV presenter Dmitry Guberniev was born.
Folk omens
The weather will be sunny during the day if there is frost in the morning.
If geese fly high and scream loudly, then this is a sign of impending winter.
A scarlet sunset foretells rain and wind.
