• Time Zone: GMT-04:00
• Time Zone ID: America/New_York
• Day numbers: 276
• Week number: 40
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for Oct 2nd 2024
• Sunrise time: 07:29 am
• Sunset time: 07:15 pm
• Day length: 11h 45m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for Oct 2nd 2024
• Moon Phase: New Moon - 02:50 pm
• Illumination: 0%
• Moon Age: 0.15 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days for October 2nd 2024
October 2 in History
1535
Having landed in Quebec a month ago, Jacques Cartier reaches a town, which he names Montreal.
1862
An Army under Union General Joseph Hooker arrives in Bridgeport, Alabama to support the Union forces at Chattanooga. Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain provides a dramatic setting for the Civil War’s battle above the clouds.
1870
The papal states vote in favor of union with Italy. The capital is moved from Florence to Rome.
1871
Mormon leader Brigham Young, 70, is arrested for polygamy. He is later convicted, but the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the conviction.
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