February 3 Day 34 of 366 · ISO week 5 · Aquarius · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)
February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 332 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aquarius.
February 3
34th day of the year
February 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 3rd
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Day of year 34 / 366 Days remaining 332 ISO week 5 Weekday in 2024 Saturday Zodiac (Western) Aquarius Zodiac (sidereal) Aquarius Season (N. hemi.) Winter Sun declination -17.0° Birthstone Amethyst Birth flower Violet, Primrose
External references Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
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Astronomy
Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. February 3 ≈ -17.0°
0°
+23°
−23°
-17.0°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On February 3 the Sun's declination is approximately -17.0°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory , or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a February 3.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 34 of 366 (with 332 remaining)
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Feb 3
Holidays & observances No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1690 — The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the Americas. ↗ (336 years ago) 1870 — The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, prohibiting denial of the vote based on race. ↗ (156 years ago) 1913 — The Sixteenth Amendment authorising a U.S. federal income tax was ratified. ↗ (113 years ago) 1959 — "The Day the Music Died": Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. ↗ (67 years ago) 1966 — The Soviet probe Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon. ↗ (60 years ago) Notable births
1809 — Felix Mendelssohn, German composer. ↗ (217 years ago) 1894 — Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator. ↗ (132 years ago) 1907 — James A. Michener, American author. ↗ (119 years ago) Notable deaths
1924 — Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States. ↗ (102 years ago) 1959 — Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter. ↗ (67 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (34) 2 × 17 · composite (no) Days remaining (332) 2^2 × 83 Date code DDMMYYYY 03022026 · next palindrome year: 2030 Sun declination -16.96° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 45 days
Cross-references The 3rd of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: day-the-music-died income-tax luna-9
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