Friday, July 4, 2025

Friday, July 4, 2025 falls on a Friday. It is day 185 of the year, ISO week 27, in Q3.

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Friday, July 4

July 4, 2025 is day 185 of 365, ISO week 27, in Q3. The moon is First Quarter and the zodiac sign is Cancer.

Day of year185
ISO week27
QuarterQ3
Days left180

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
First Quarter
Lunar age
8.6 days
Illumination
63%
Season
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the Southern Hemisphere

Zodiac and Holidays

Zodiac
Cancer
Observances
Independence Day in the United States
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Today's Celebrations

July 4
Calendar Independence Day in the United States
Observance Antoine Daniel
Observance Andrew of Crete
Observance Bertha of Artois
Observance Blessed Catherine Jarrige
Observance Blessed Józef Kowalski
Observance Pier Giorgio Frassati
Observance Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal)

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On July 4, 2025, the United States celebrates Independence Day, commemorating its founding. The day is also marked by the recognition of several historical figures, including Antoine Daniel, Andrew of Crete, Bertha of Artois, and Blessed Catherine Jarrige. In other parts of the world, current events include the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan-Pakistan border skirmishes, where the Pakistan Army has reported killing 30 Pakistani Taliban fighters. Recent global news includes the Central Texas floods in the United States, which have resulted in at least 51 deaths and 27 missing children. Additionally, a building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, has killed at least 16 people, and a gas station fire and explosion in Rome, Italy, has left 45...

On July 4, 2025, the United States celebrates Independence Day, commemorating its founding.

History for July 4

10 events

Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the United Kingdom general election, ending fourteen years of Conservative rule.

The monster movie Pulgasari, the most-widely-seen North Korean film ever made, premiered in Tokyo, Japan.

Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.

Four Iranian diplomats were kidnapped after they were stopped at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon by Lebanese Phalange forces; their fates remain unknown.

Israeli forces raided Uganda's Entebbe International Airport to free hostages taken by hijackers on Air France Flight 139.

In what is known as "The Miracle of Bern", West Germany defeated Hungary 3–2 to win the FIFA World Cup.

William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor, for which he, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain later won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

The Brazilian cruiser Bahia (pictured) was accidentally sunk by one of its own crewmen, killing more than 300 people.

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