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232nd day and 34th week in 1940

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This day was 31212 days ago, today is 2/1/2026.

Moon: waning, moon phase is waning gibbous, age 16.9 days, new moon September 1, full moon August 17.

Date ISO 8601 format: 1940-08-19T22:11:27-08:00

UTC date and time: 1940-08-20 06:11:27

Unix time: -926704113

Sun information in Los Angeles

Sunrise: 5:16 AM

Sunset: 6:36 PM

At zenith: 11:56 AM

Length of day: 13h 20m

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