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359th day and 52nd week in 1940

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Day Information

This day was 31132 days ago, today is 3/20/2026.

Moon: waning, moon phase is waning crescent, age 24.9 days, new moon December 28, full moon December 14.

Date ISO 8601 format: 1940-12-24T05:52:17-08:00

UTC date and time: 1940-12-24 13:52:17

Unix time: -915790063

Sun information in Los Angeles

Sunrise: 6:54 AM

Sunset: 4:50 PM

At zenith: 11:52 AM

Length of day: 9h 55m

Birth anniversaries

Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
Born in 1905, 35 years ago. American aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, investor, philanthropist, and pilot