March 1
March 1 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 305 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.
Day of year
61
Days remaining
305
ISO week
9
Zodiac
Pisces
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-7.9°
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 March 1 the Sun's declination is approximately -7.9°. 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 March 1.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- St David's Day (Wales)
- Independence Movement Day (South Korea)
- Beer Day (Iceland)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1565 — The city of Rio de Janeiro was founded in Brazil. ↗(461 years ago)
- 1781 — The Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, took effect. ↗(245 years ago)
- 1872 — Yellowstone became the world's first national park. ↗(154 years ago)
- 1932 — The 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from his New Jersey home. ↗(94 years ago)
- 1953 — Joseph Stalin suffered a stroke; he died four days later. ↗(73 years ago)
- 1954 — Four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five Congressmen. ↗(72 years ago)
- 1961 — U.S. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps. ↗(65 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1991 — Edwin H. Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera. ↗(35 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (61) | 61 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (305) | 5 × 61 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 01032026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -7.91° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 72 days |