Today is Tuesday, August 27: the 240th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 126 days.
The sun will rise at 5:26 Moscow time, and will set at 19:38. At 12:32 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 14 hours 12 minutes, and darkness will last 9 hours 48 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 10 after Pentecost. Dormition Fast. Forefeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos. Orthodox believers honor the memory of the prophet Micah (of the 12 prophets) on August 27.
Also today the Church celebrates the transfer of the relics of St. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery.
Name days: Alexander, Alexey, Arkady, Vasily, Vladimir, Eva, Evdokia, Matvey, Nikolay, Semyon, Fedor, Feodosiy.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates Russian Cinema Day, while Iran celebrates Pharmacist Day. Moldova celebrates Independence Day on August 27.
Today the world celebrates International Boxing Day.
Events of August 27
In 1911, the football club CSKA was founded.
In 1946, the USA tested an automatic ejection seat for the pilot.
In 1955, the first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
In 2005, a metro was opened in Kazan.
In 2008, a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred on Lake Baikal.
Who was born on August 27
In 1878, one of the leaders of the White movement, Pyotr Wrangel, was born.
In 1896, the actress Faina Ranevskaya was born.
In 1958, cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of Russia Sergei Krikalev was born.
Actor Aaron Paul was born in 1979.
Folk omens
A light wind on St. Michael's Day foretells a dry and warm autumn.
If a strong and cold wind blows, then the autumn will be rainy.
The cranes are already getting ready to head south – the first frosts will hit in mid-October.
If after a lull the wind suddenly starts to blow, it will rain soon.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
