February 14
February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 321 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aquarius.
Day of year
45
Days remaining
321
ISO week
7
Zodiac
Aquarius
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-13.6°
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 February 14 the Sun's declination is approximately -13.6°. 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 February 14.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Saint Valentine's Day (worldwide)
- Statehood Day — Arizona (1912), Oregon (1859)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1779 — British explorer James Cook was killed by Native Hawaiians at Kealakekua Bay. ↗(247 years ago)
- 1859 — Oregon was admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. ↗(167 years ago)
- 1876 — Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone (granted March 7). ↗(150 years ago)
- 1912 — Arizona was admitted as the 48th U.S. state. ↗(114 years ago)
- 1929 — The St Valentine's Day Massacre: seven Chicago gangsters were killed, allegedly on orders of Al Capone. ↗(97 years ago)
- 1989 — Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie over The Satanic Verses. ↗(37 years ago)
Notable births
- 1818 — Frederick Douglass, American abolitionist and orator. ↗(208 years ago)
Notable deaths
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (45) | 3^2 × 5 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (321) | 3 × 107 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 14022026 · next palindrome year: 2041 |
| Sun declination | -13.61° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 56 days |