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Thursday, December 26, 2024 falls on a Thursday. It is day 361 of the year, ISO week 52, in Q4.

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Thursday, December 26

December 26, 2024 is day 361 of 366, ISO week 52, in Q4. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Day of year361
ISO week52
QuarterQ4
Days left5

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Lunar age
25.3 days
Illumination
19%
Season
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere

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Zodiac
Capricorn
Observances
No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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Today's Celebrations

December 26
Observance Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal P...
Observance Abadiu of Antinoe (Coptic Church)
Observance Pope Dionysius
Observance Earliest day on which Feast of the Holy Family can fall, celebrated on Sunday after Christmas or 30 if Christmas falls...
Observance James the Just (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Observance Saint Stephen (Western Church)
Observance Synaxis of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Observance Vicenta María López i Vicuña

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Thursday, December 26, 2024 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2025: Israel recognises Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first country to do so.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to December 26.

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Israel recognises Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first country to do so.

A violent tornado moves through several suburbs of Dallas, Texas, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others. It was the deadliest tornado to ever hit Texas during the month of December.

A violent tornado moved through several suburbs of Dallas, United States, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others.

Two earthquakes off the southwest coast of Taiwan damaged submarine communications cables, disrupting Internet services in Asia and affecting financial transactions.

A major earthquake and tsunami devastated communities around the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries.

Six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado.

The Federation of Korean Trade Unions called on its 1.2 million members to refuse to work, beginning the largest organized strike in South Korean history.

American gangster Bugsy Siegel opened The Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the oldest casino still in operation on the Las Vegas Strip.

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