March 3
March 3 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 303 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.
Day of year
63
Days remaining
303
ISO week
9
Zodiac
Pisces
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-7.1°
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 3 the Sun's declination is approximately -7.1°. 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 3.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Hinamatsuri (Japan, Girls' Day)
- World Wildlife Day (UN)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1845 — Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state. ↗(181 years ago)
- 1875 — Georges Bizet's opera Carmen premiered in Paris. ↗(151 years ago)
- 1885 — American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) was incorporated. ↗(141 years ago)
- 1931 — "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially adopted as the U.S. national anthem. ↗(95 years ago)
- 1991 — Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers; the videotaped event sparked nationwide outrage. ↗(35 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1703 — Robert Hooke, English natural philosopher. ↗(323 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (63) | 3^2 × 7 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (303) | 3 × 101 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 03032026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -7.15° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 74 days |