It only comes once and here it is! September 9, 2009 will go down in history today as the last date of single digit repetition for another hundred years! Did you observe the significance for yourself?

Here are a few facts and tid bits for marking the moment in time:

What is unique about this sequence and the date Wednesday September 9, 2009?

* Firstly, this point in time can be described concisely by the fraction 1/11, whose expansion is the decimal 09090909090909… or in our rounded, date-time format 09/09/09 09:09:09.9

* September 9, 2009, is the 252nd day of the year. 252 adds to 9.* 09+09+09 = 27, and the digits of 27 in turn add to the number nine.

* 09-09-09 is, as noted, the last of the single-digit dates in our lifetime. It
will only come again each hundred years, and only in 1,000
years for the same extra zero as today.

* To stretch a bit further, the day itself happens to fall on a Wednesday. Interestingly, Wednesday and September both have 9 letters.
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* For the mystics and superstitious folks, today’s numerology is also the upside-down number of “the beast” – Satan = 666.

* In math, nine is the last number in Base 10 and the last single digit.

* In numerology, 999 reflects the point of transformation and represents the moment in which a crisis shifts in the direction of an opportunity. In Taoism, this is known as ‘wei-chi’, a Chinese character meaning both “crisis”
and “opportunity.”

* A human baby requires nine months to fully develop in the womb.

* In religion, the hierarchy of angels contains nine choruses. The Buddhists see
the sky divided into nine celestial levels. In Islam, the universe is composed of
nine spheres.

* For the history buffs, On Sept. 9, 1909, the 1,600-foot-long Santa Monica Pier opened to the public in California.

*For the propaganda side of number nine: Some who lived during 999 A.D. feared the world would end at the turn of the year. The novel “A.D. 999” weaves a horrific story based on this fear. Of course Hollywood would never miss a chance at a little propaganda and media sensation. So the movies “District 9”, “$9.99”, and “9” hit the theaters this year; and Broadway opens with the musical drama, “Nine,” in November.

* Lastly, as a fitting closure to the subject of #9, in numerology, nine means “finality or completion.”

So that’s all folks!