• Time Zone: GMT-05:00
• Time Zone ID: America/New_York
• Day numbers: 352
• Week number: 51
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times for Dec 17th 2024
• Sunrise time: 07:48 am
• Sunset time: 05:09 pm
• Day length: 09h 20m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for Dec 17th 2024
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 91%
• Moon Age: 17.52 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days for December 17th 2024
December 17 in History
1861
The Stonewall Brigade begins to dismantle Dam No. 5 of the C&O Canal.
1886
At a Christmas party, Sam Belle shoots his old enemy Frank West, but is fatally wounded himself.
1903
Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft.
1927
U.S. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg suggests a worldwide pact renouncing war.
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