January 25
January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 341 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aquarius.
Day of year
25
Days remaining
341
ISO week
4
Zodiac
Aquarius
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-19.3°
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On January 25 the Sun's declination is approximately -19.3°. 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 January 25.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Burns Night (Scotland)
- Conversion of Saint Paul (Christian)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1533 — Henry VIII secretly married Anne Boleyn. ↗(493 years ago)
- 1858 — The Wedding March from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream was first played at the wedding of Princess Victoria. ↗(168 years ago)
- 1924 — The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France. ↗(102 years ago)
- 1971 — Charles Manson and three women were convicted of the Tate–LaBianca murders. ↗(55 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1947 — Al Capone, American gangster. ↗(79 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (25) | 5^2 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (341) | 11 × 31 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 25012026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -19.26° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 36 days |