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BIRTHDAY · 25 MAR 1996

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Comet Hyakutake Passes the Earth” is copyrighted by Peter McCullough (U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign) McCollough's MPEG Movie of Comet Hyakutake taken March 23. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This picture, taken in Illinois, shows Comet Hyakutake's enormous tail. The green circle shows the size of the full moon for scale. The comet made its closest approach to Earth on March 25, 1996. It passed at about 40 times the Moon's distance, a close but not record-breaking encounter for a comet.

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Inner Region of Comet Hyakutake

ESA / HUBBLE

ESA/Hubble released this picture on 27 March 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.

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CC BY 4.0 H. A. Weaver (Applied Research Corp.), HST Comet Hyakutake Observing Team, and NASA/ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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Inner Region of Comet Hyakutake
1996-03-25 · ♈
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Inner Region of Comet Hyakutake
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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ARIES

In tropical astrology, 25 MAR 1996 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 MAR 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 25 MAR 1996
DAY
Monday
MOON
First quarter, 32% lit
POSITION
Day 85 of 366

Questions about March 25, 1996

What space photo was released on March 25, 1996?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 25, 1996 was "Comet Hyakutake Passes the Earth". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.

What was the Moon's phase on March 25, 1996?

A first quarter moon, about 32% lit.

What day of the week was March 25, 1996?

March 25, 1996 was a Monday, day 85 of the 366 days in 1996.

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