Today is Thursday, September 19: the 263rd day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 103 days.
The sun will rise at 6:10 Moscow time, and at 18:38 it will go below the horizon. At 12:24 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 12 hours 28 minutes, and darkness will last 11 hours 32 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 13 after Pentecost. No fast. Commemoration of the miracle of the Archangel Michael that took place in Khonekh (Colossae). Day of Remembrance of the Martyrs Eudoxius, Zeno, and Macarius.
Name days: Andrey, Arkhip, Vsevolod, David, Dionysius, Dmitry, John, Kirill, Konstantin, Makar, Mikhail, Thekla.
Secular holidays
In Russia, September 19 is Gunsmith Day.
Today the world celebrates International Be Like a Pirate Day (Pirate Day).
Today is also the birthday of "Smiley".
Events of September 19
In 1969, the first flight of the Mi-24 helicopter took place.
In 1976, the Boeing 727 crash in Isparta became the largest in the history of Turkey, with 154 fatalities.
In 2006, a coup d'état took place in Thailand.
In 2022, the funeral of British Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned for 70 years, took place.
Who was born on September 19
In 1877, People's Artist of the USSR, actor Mikhail Tarkhanov was born.
In 1911, the writer and Nobel Prize winner William Gerald Golding was born.
In 1947, Honored Artist of Russia, actor Boris Galkin was born.
In 1969, actress Anastasia Melnikova was born.
Folk omens
Fog in the morning means warm days.
Birch leaves start to turn yellow on top – it will be an early autumn, and if on the bottom – it will be a late autumn.
The sun's rays are very hot on this day - there will be frost.
