Once In 900 Years Kind Of Day: Today Is A Palindrome, The 33rd Day Of Year & 333 More To Go!
02-02-2020 is a rare palindrome date which is taking place after almost 900 years. Palindrome is a word phrase or sequence that reads the same backward as forward. The next time it will happen is on 03-03-3030 101 years later.
There are some combinations of dates that make few days of a century special - today is one such day.
02-02-2020 is a rare palindrome date which is taking place after almost 900 years. Oxford Dictionary defines palindrome as ¡®a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward¡¯.
Palindrome dates are not really uncommon, but today¡¯s date is special as it reads the same in many date systems.
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Many countries use date-month-year format, then there are those that follow month-date-year system. Today¡¯s date, 02/02/2020, reads the same in both the systems.
Today is also the 33rd day of the year and there are 333 days left in 2020.
A day like this is bound to get reactions online:
2 February 2020 is going to be a special day:
¡ª S.J. Anderson (@sjanderson144) February 1, 2020
It's a palindrome for both Europe and America: 02022020;
It's the 33rd day of the year, and 333 days will remain in 2020;
The Moon will be: bonified by enclosure between benefic rays; and exalted in Taurus with Venus in Pisces.
A lot of tweets about #PalindromeDay miss that 02 February 2020 is a palindrome in USA, UK and ISO formats; it is a palindrome day of the year (33) and there are a palindrome of days left in the year (333).
¡ª Matt Parker (@standupmaths) February 2, 2020
This will never happen again. More details here: https://t.co/OUObHdBoz6 pic.twitter.com/GD7zh50DPH
Today is a Palindrome Day!
¡ª EarthShakerPH (@earthshakerph) February 2, 2020
Today¡¯s date (02/02/2020) can be read the same way backward and forward if you follow the DD-MM-YYYY or MM-DD-YYYY Format. pic.twitter.com/4vQe9x9Qhk
Today's date is 2020-02-02 or 02-02-2020 which is a phenomenon called palindrome. It only happens once in a millennium and the next is on 3030-03-03. Omg
¡ª Peach (@MsPeachPh) February 2, 2020
Today¡¯s date is a rare Palindrome date! ? #02022020 #PalindromeDay pic.twitter.com/WzfwONF4y2
¡ª TwoCityTrails? (@TwoCityTrails) February 2, 2020
¡°We are so lucky to have such a special palindrome date occurring in our lifetime because it¡¯s so rare,¡± USA Today quoted University of Portland professor, Aziz Inan, as saying.
Talking about it further, Inan said that such dates are known as ¡®ubiquitous palindromes¡¯.
According to his calculations the last date that showcased this rare day, occurred on 11/11/1111 - more than 900 years ago.
And the next time it will happen is on 03-03-3030, 101 years later. Well it is something, isn¡¯t it? To be alive on a day that has occurred in 900 years and won't come again for over a decade.