March 14
March 14 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 292 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.
Day of year
74
Days remaining
292
ISO week
11
Zodiac
Pisces
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-2.8°
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 14 the Sun's declination is approximately -2.8°. 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 14.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Pi Day (3.14)
- White Day (Japan)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1794 — Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin. ↗(232 years ago)
- 1879 — Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany. ↗(147 years ago)
- 1900 — The Gold Standard Act in the U.S. fixed the value of the dollar to gold. ↗(126 years ago)
- 1950 — The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list debuted. ↗(76 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (74) | 2 × 37 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (292) | 2^2 × 73 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 14032026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -2.82° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 85 days |