June 8
June 8 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 206 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
Day of year
160
Days remaining
206
ISO week
23
Zodiac
Gemini
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+22.9°
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 8 the Sun's declination is approximately +22.9°. 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 8.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- World Oceans Day (UN)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1949 — George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published. ↗(77 years ago)
- 1953 — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in D.C. could not refuse service to black patrons. ↗(73 years ago)
- 1959 — The first official U.S. Postal Service Missile Mail was delivered. ↗(67 years ago)
- 1972 — The photograph "The Terror of War" — Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm attack — was taken in Vietnam. ↗(54 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 632 — Muhammad, Prophet of Islam. ↗(1394 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (160) | 2^5 × 5 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (206) | 2 × 103 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 08062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +22.92° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 12 days |