Today is Sunday, September 1st: the 245th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 121 days.
The sun will rise at 5:36 Moscow time, and will set at 19:25. At 12:31 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 13 hours 49 minutes, and darkness will last 10 hours 11 minutes.
Church holidays
10th week after Pentecost. No fast. Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Today is the day of remembrance of the martyr Andrew Stratelates and 2593 martyrs with him, Saint Pitirim, Bishop of Velikoperm, and the martyrs Timothy, Agapius and Thekla.
Name days: Andrey, Nikolay, Timofey, Thekla, Feofan.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia and a number of other countries celebrate Knowledge Day and Oil Workers Day.
September 1 marks the Day of Statehood of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Today, Russia also celebrates Lake Baikal Day and TV Series Lovers Day.
Events of September 1st
In 1920, France declared the creation of the state of Lebanon with its capital in Beirut.
In 1951, the world's first supermarket opened in London.
In 1969, after a military coup, Muammar Gaddafi came to power in Libya.
In 1971, Qatar declared its independence.
In 2004, terrorists seized a school in Beslan (North Ossetia).
Who was born on September 1st
In 1875, writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created Tarzan, was born.
In 1925, Nobel Prize winner and physicist Roy Glauber was born.
In 1958, People's Artist of Russia, actor Sergei Garmash was born.
In 1983, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, actress Daria Moroz was born.
Folk omens
The south wind foretells a rich oat harvest.
If September 1 is sunny and warm, the whole autumn will be like that. But rain promises inclement weather in the autumn.
Morning fog foretells an abundance of snow in winter.
If the hazel leaves fall off, it's time to dig up the beets.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
