Saturday, August 28, 2027 is a Saturday. It is day 240 of 2027 (65.8% through the year), ISO week 34, in Q3.
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On August 28, 2027, we mark the 240th day of the year, with the moon in its Waning Crescent phase and the zodiac sign being Virgo. Today is also a day to commemorate several historical figures, including Alexander of Constantinople, Augustine of Hippo, Edmund Arrowsmith, Florentina, and Hermes. In looking back at historical events, August 28th has been a significant day for various reasons. In 2021, the second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service, while in 1993, the NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida, capturing photographs that revealed the first known asteroid moon. Other notable events include the start of construction on the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang in 1987 and the end of a hostage situation in Stoc...
On August 28, 2027, we mark the 240th day of the year, with the moon in its Waning Crescent phase and the zodiac sign being Virgo.
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Historical Milestones
The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service.
Thomson–East Coast Line →The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).
Galileo (spacecraft) →The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon.
Galileo (spacecraft) →Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.
Ryugyong Hotel →Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.
Norrmalmstorg robbery →American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.
Martin Luther King Jr. →African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.
Emmett Till →American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.
Althea Gibson →A confrontation at Blargies prison camp in France led to a charge of mutiny for New Zealand private John Braithwaite, for which he was later executed.
Blargies prison camp →The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico.
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Questions & Answers
Saturday, August 28, 2027 falls on a Saturday.
in 341 days (in 11 months, 7 days). It is day 240 of 2027 with 125 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Saturday, August 28, 2027 is written as XXVIII.VIII.MMXXVII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waning Crescent (approx. 15% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Virgo.