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256th day and 37th week in 1940

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Day Information

This day was 31189 days ago, today is 2/2/2026.

Moon: waxing, moon phase is waxing gibbous, age 11 days, new moon October 1, full moon September 16.

Date ISO 8601 format: 1940-09-12T03:57:01-08:00

UTC date and time: 1940-09-12 11:57:01

Unix time: -924696179

Sun information in Los Angeles

Sunrise: 5:32 AM

Sunset: 6:05 PM

At zenith: 11:49 AM

Length of day: 12h 32m

Birth anniversaries

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens
Born in 1913, 27 years ago. American track and field athlete