143 days before February 20, 2010

would be

September 30, 2009 (Wednesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 273

• Week number: 40

• Leap year: 2009 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for September 30, 2009 (Wednesday)

• Sunrise time: 07:27 am

• Sunset time: 07:19 pm

• Day length: 11h 51m

• Source: suntoday.org

Moon Phase for September 30, 2009 (Wednesday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous

• Illumination: 89%

• Moon Age: 11.64 day(s)

• Source: mooninfo.org

September 30, 2009 Holidays and National Days

September 30 in History

2009
Earthquakes in Sumatra kill more than 1,115 people.
1999
Japan’s second-worst nuclear accident occurs at a uranium processing facility in Tokaimura, killing two technicians.
1994
Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground transit system closes after 88 years.
1975
The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter makes its first flight.
1972
Pro baseball great Roberto Clemente hits his 3,000th—and final—hit of his career.
1966
Bechuanaland ceases to be a British protectorate and becomes the independent Republic of Botswana.
1965
President Lyndon Johnson signs legislation that establishes the National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities.
1965
The 30 September Movement unsuccessfully attempts coup against Indonesian government; an anti-communist purge in the aftermath results in over 500,000 deaths.
1962
U.S. Marshals escort James H. Meredith into the University of Mississippi; two die in the mob violence that follows.
1960
Fifteen African nations are admitted to the United Nations.