Today is Monday, September 30: the 274th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 92 days.
The sun will rise at 6:31 Moscow time, and at 18:09 it will go below the horizon. At 12:20 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 11 hours 37 minutes, and darkness will last 12 hours 23 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 15 after Pentecost. No fast. Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord.
On this day, believers remember the sufferings of the holy martyrs Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov and their mother Sophia.
Name days: Alexandra, Vera, John, Ilya, Irina, Lyubov, Nadezhda, Nikodim, Pavel, Seraphim, Sophia, Feodosiy.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates the Day of Reunification of the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions with the Russian Federation.
Today, Russia also celebrates Internet Day and the Day of the Special Forces of the Russian National Guard.
On September 30, the world celebrates International Translation Day and Cozy Knitted Blanket Day.
Events of September 30
In 1139, one of the strongest earthquakes in history struck the city of Ganja (now Azerbaijan). Its intensity is estimated at 11 points, and the number of victims was up to 230 thousand people.
In 1941, the Germans launched Operation Typhoon (an offensive on Moscow).
In 1980, Israel introduced a currency called the shekel.
In 2015, Russia began an operation in Syria.
Who was born on September 30
In 1917, People's Artist of Russia, actor Yuri Lyubimov was born.
In 1927, People's Artist of the RSFSR, actor Yuri Kayurov was born.
In 1964, actress Monica Bellucci was born.
In 1994, two-time Olympic champion, gymnast Aliya Mustafina, was born.
Folk omens
Rainy weather promises a long autumn and a damp winter.
It's warm outside and there's no wind - the winter will be moderate, without severe frosts.
Dew in the morning means there are several days without rain ahead.
