Thursday, September 4, 2025

Thursday, September 4, 2025 falls on a Thursday. It is day 247 of the year, ISO week 36, in Q3.

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Thursday, September 4

September 4, 2025 is day 247 of 365, ISO week 36, in Q3. The moon is Waxing Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Virgo.

Day of year247
ISO week36
QuarterQ3
Days left118

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Lunar age
11.5 days
Illumination
89%
Season
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the Southern Hemisphere

Zodiac and Holidays

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

September 4
Observance Candida the Elder
Observance Blessed Catherine of Racconigi
Observance Blessed Dina Bélanger
Observance Hermione of Ephesus
Observance Ida of Herzfeld
Observance Irmgardis (of Süchteln)
Observance Moses and Aaron (Lutheran Church and Eastern Orthodox Church)
Observance Paul Jones (Episcopal Church)

Daily Briefing

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Thursday, September 4, 2025 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2010: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to NZ$40 billion in damages.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to September 4.

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History for September 4

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A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to NZ$40 billion in damages.

Three terrorists suspected to be part of al-Qaeda were arrested in Germany after planning attacks on Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base.

Three African-American U.S. sea servicemen stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa raped a 12-year-old local girl, after kidnapping, beating, and torturing her.

The Golden Dragon massacre occurred in Chinatown, San Francisco, leaving five dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang violence in the city.

Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School (pictured).

The final novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Last Battle, was released.

A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.

Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in full.

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