June 25 Day 177 of 366 · ISO week 26 · Cancer · Summer (Northern Hemisphere)
June 25 is the 177th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 189 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Cancer.
June 25
177th day of the year
June 2024 calendar — highlighted: the 25th
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Day of year 177 / 366 Days remaining 189 ISO week 26 Weekday in 2024 Tuesday Zodiac (Western) Cancer Zodiac (sidereal) Cancer Season (N. hemi.) Summer Sun declination +23.4° Birthstone Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone Birth flower Rose, Honeysuckle
External references Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
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Astronomy
Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. June 25 ≈ +23.4°
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+23°
−23°
+23.4°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On June 25 the Sun's declination is approximately +23.4°. 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 25.
Position in the year
Position in the calendar year — day 177 of 366 (with 189 remaining)
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Jun 25
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.
1876 — Battle of the Little Bighorn: Lakota and Cheyenne forces defeated Lt. Col. George Custer's U.S. Army cavalry. ↗ (150 years ago) 1947 — The Diary of Anne Frank was first published in Dutch. ↗ (79 years ago) 1950 — The Korean War began when North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel. ↗ (76 years ago) 2009 — Pop singer Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest at age 50. ↗ (17 years ago) Notable births
1903 — George Orwell, English writer. ↗ (123 years ago) 1925 — June Lockhart, American actress. ↗ (101 years ago) Notable deaths
2009 — Michael Jackson, American singer. ↗ (17 years ago) 2009 — Farrah Fawcett, American actress (same day). ↗ (17 years ago) Numerical & calendrical curiosities Day-of-year (177) 3 × 59 · composite (no) Days remaining (189) 3^3 × 7 Date code DDMMYYYY 25062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years Sun declination +23.36° (Cooper approximation) Distance from solstice 5 days
Cross-references The 25th of every other month Adjacent days Days nearby Themes: little-bighorn korean-war jackson-death anne-frank-diary
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