June 9 Day 161 of 366 · ISO week 23 · Gemini · Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
June 9 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 205 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
June 9
161st day of the year
June 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 9th
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Day of year 161 / 366 Days remaining 205 ISO week 23 Weekday in 2024 Sunday Zodiac (Western) Gemini Zodiac (sidereal) Gemini Season (N. hemi.) Spring Sun declination +23.0° Birthstone Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone Birth flower Rose, Honeysuckle
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. June 9 ≈ +23.0°
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+23.0°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On June 9 the Sun's declination is approximately +23.0°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer 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 June 9.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 161 of 366 (with 205 remaining)
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Jun 9
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.
68 — Roman Emperor Nero died by suicide. ↗ (1958 years ago) 1898 — Britain leased Hong Kong's New Territories from Qing China for 99 years. ↗ (128 years ago) 1934 — Donald Duck made his debut in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen. ↗ (92 years ago) 1973 — Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to claim the Triple Crown. ↗ (53 years ago) Notable births
1672 — Peter the Great, Russian tsar. ↗ (354 years ago) 1781 — George Stephenson, English engineer (steam locomotive). ↗ (245 years ago) 1963 — Johnny Depp, American actor. ↗ (63 years ago) Notable deaths
1870 — Charles Dickens, English novelist. ↗ (156 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (161) 7 × 23 · composite (no) Days remaining (205) 5 × 41 Date code DDMMYYYY 09062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +23.00° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 11 days
Cross-references The 9th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: secretariat donald-duck-debut dickens-death
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