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256th day and 37th week in 1956

Day Events

State Holiday Defenders' Day (Maryland)

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

Day Information

This day was 25345 days ago, today is 2/2/2026.

Moon: waxing, moon phase is first quarter, age 7.7 days, new moon October 3, full moon September 19.

Date ISO 8601 format: 1956-09-12T02:34:15-07:00

UTC date and time: 1956-09-12 09:34:15

Unix time: -419783145

Sun information in Los Angeles

Sunrise: 6:33 AM

Sunset: 7:05 PM

At zenith: 12:49 PM

Length of day: 12h 32m

Birth anniversaries

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens
Born in 1913, 43 years ago. American track and field athlete