At A Glance

25 September 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
25 September 2024 was a Wednesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2024
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2024 was the Ford Ranger.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 September 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 September 2024 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 September

  • 1981 Belize joins the United Nations.
  • 1987 Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
  • 1992 NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.
  • 1997 NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station.
  • 2003 The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.

Famous people born on 25 September

  • Bella Ramsey, English actor (born 2003)
  • Michael Douglas, American actor and producer (born 1944)
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress (born 1969)
  • Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper (born 1968)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2024 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Mary Donaldson becomes the first Australian-born queen consort of a European monarchy when she is proclaimed Queen of Denmark when her husband Frederik X ascends the throne following the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.
  • 23 March – The 2024 Tasmanian state election is held. Neither major party achieves an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.
  • 28 March – Sally Capp announces she will stand down as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in June, ahead of the 2024 Victorian local elections in October.

Life in Australia in 2024

Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese

Monarch

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.90

Loaf of Bread

$4.50

Average House

$800,000

Weekly Wage

$1,950.00

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