Today is Monday, September 23: day 267 of the Gregorian year. The year will end in 99 days.
The sun will rise at 6:18 Moscow time, and will set at 18:28. At 12:23 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 12 hours 9 minutes, and darkness will last 11 hours 51 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 14 after Pentecost. No fast. Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Day of Remembrance of Saints Peter and Paul of Nicaea.
Name days: Andrey, Vasily, Gabriel, Gleb, Evgeny, John, Kasyan, Clement, Konstantin, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Tatiana.
Secular holidays
Today the world celebrates International Day of Sign Languages.
Kyrgyzstan celebrates State Language Day on September 23, and in Saudi Arabia today is National Day.
Events of September 23
In 1873, the first electric lights were lit in St. Petersburg.
In 1937, Arkhangelsk and Vologda regions were formed.
In 1943, Soviet troops liberated Poltava.
In 2008, the first stable version of the Android OS was presented.
Who was born on September 23
In 63 BC, the first Roman emperor, Octavian Augustus, was born.
In 1920, People's Artist of the USSR, pianist Alexander Arutyunyan was born.
In 1924, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, actress Inna Kondratyeva was born.
In 1926, actor Sergei Gurzo was born.
In 1930, People's Artist of Russia, actor Ivan Krasko was born.
In 1967, music producer Alena Mikhailova was born.
Folk omens
If there is not enough rowan, the autumn will be dry; if there is too much, the autumn will be rainy and the winter will be frosty.
There are many hares in the forest - the winter will be harsh.
If an old stump gets damp, it will rain.
