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September 19

Day 263 of 366 · ISO week 38 · Virgo · Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

September 19 is the 263rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 103 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Virgo.

Day of year
263
Days remaining
103
ISO week
38
Zodiac
Virgo
Season
Summer
Sun declination
+0.2°

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. September 19 ≈ +0.2°
+23° −23° +0.2°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On September 19 the Sun's declination is approximately +0.2°. 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 September 19.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 263 of 366 (with 103 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Sep 19

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 (263)263 · prime
Days remaining (103)103
Date code DDMMYYYY19092026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination+0.20° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice91 days

Cross-references

The 19th of every other month

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