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October 25

Day 299 of 366 · ISO week 43 · Scorpio · Autumn (Northern Hemisphere)

October 25 is the 299th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 67 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Scorpio.

Day of year
299
Days remaining
67
ISO week
43
Zodiac
Scorpio
Season
Autumn
Sun declination
-13.4°

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

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. October 25 ≈ -13.4°
+23° −23° -13.4°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On October 25 the Sun's declination is approximately -13.4°. 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 October 25.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 299 of 366 (with 67 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Oct 25

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.

No events currently catalogued for this day. External references may have more.

Notable births

No births currently catalogued for this day. External references may have more.

Notable deaths

No deaths currently catalogued for this day. External references may have more.

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (299)13 × 23 · composite (no)
Days remaining (67)67
Date code DDMMYYYY25102026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination-13.45° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice56 days

Cross-references

The 25th of every other month

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