Thout 8

Thout 7 – Coptic calendar – Thout 9

The eighth day of the Coptic month of Thout, the first month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to September 5, of the Julian calendar, and September 18, of the Gregorian calendar. It falls in the Coptic season of Akhet, the season of inundation.

Feasts

 * Coptic New Year period

Saints

 * The departure of Moses the Prophet
 * The departure of Zacharias the Priest
 * The Martyrdom of Saint Dimides, the Presbyter