June 11
June 11 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 203 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
Day of year
163
Days remaining
203
ISO week
24
Zodiac
Gemini
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+23.1°
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 June 11 the Sun's declination is approximately +23.1°. 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 June 11.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- King's Birthday (United Kingdom, observed on a Saturday in June — official sovereign's birthday)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1184 — BCE — Traditional Greek date of the fall of Troy. ↗(842 years ago)
- 1770 — Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef. ↗(256 years ago)
- 1963 — Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức self-immolated in Saigon to protest persecution by the South Vietnamese government. ↗(63 years ago)
- 2001 — Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, was executed by lethal injection. ↗(25 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1979 — John Wayne, American actor. ↗(47 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (163) | 163 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (203) | 7 × 29 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 11062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +23.14° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 9 days |