Today is Tuesday, December 3: day 338 of the Gregorian year. The year will end in 28 days.
The sun will rise at 8:39 Moscow time, and at 16:01 it will go below the horizon. At 12:20 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 7 hours 22 minutes, and darkness will last 16 hours 38 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 24 after Pentecost. Nativity Fast. Forefeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.
Day of Remembrance of St. Gregory of Decapolis and St. Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople.
Name days: Alexey, Anna, Tatyana, Fekla, Vasily, Hilarion, Anatoly, Ivan, Joseph, Gregory.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates the Day of the Unknown Soldier, Lawyer's Day, and the Day of the Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet.
Under the auspices of the UN, December 3 is celebrated as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Today is also World Computer Graphics Day.
Events of December 3
In 1586, potatoes were first brought to England from Columbia.
In 1966, the remains of the Unknown Soldier were buried near the Kremlin wall.
In 1971, the 3rd Indo-Pakistani War began.
In 1984, the Bhopal disaster occurred in India. A methyl isocyanate leak at a pesticide plant killed over 3,800 people.
In 1991, a decision was made to disband the KGB of the USSR.
Who was born on December 3
In 1898, People's Artist of the RSFSR, composer Lev Knipper was born.
In 1930, director Jean-Luc Godard was born.
In 1948, rock musician Ozzy Osbourne was born.
In 1960, actress Julianne Moore was born.
In 1964, actress and TV presenter Elena Drobysheva was born.
Folk omens
The snow lies evenly and does not melt - the winter will be calm.
A frosty day with a clear sky means prolonged cold weather.
The southern wind promises mild weather, while the northern wind foretells a long period of severe frosts.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
