Today is Friday, September 27: the 271st day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 95 days.
The sun will rise at 6:26 Moscow time, and will set at 18:17. At 12:21 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 11 hours 51 minutes, and darkness will last 12 hours 9 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 14 after Pentecost. Fast day. Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. Repose of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople.
Name days: John, Nicholas.
Secular holidays
Today in Russia we celebrate the Day of the Educator and all Preschool Workers.
The Sakha Republic celebrates Statehood Day on September 27.
Events of September 27
In 1821, Mexico gained independence from Spain.
In 1863, the first kindergarten in Russia was opened in St. Petersburg.
In 1941, Syria was proclaimed an independent state.
In 1990, the USSR joined Interpol.
In 2020, the Second Karabakh War began.
Who was born on September 27
In 1904, People's Artist of the USSR, opera singer Sofia Preobrazhenskaya was born.
In 1955, People's Artist of Russia, actor and TV presenter Alexander Galibin was born.
In 1969, actress and Honored Artist of Russia Anna Ardova was born.
In 1972, actress Gwyneth Paltrow was born.
In 1978, the singer Ani Lorak was born.
Folk omens
If the cranes have already flown south, then winter will be early and cold.
Rain on this day foretells a long and warm autumn.
The wind blows from the north - the winter will be frosty and harsh.
If snow falls before the Exaltation of the Cross, the winter will be snowy and long.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
