PULL · 31 JUL 1996

This was
your sky.

A Violet Moon

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Looking down on the Moon's north pole, the Galileo spacecraft captured this image through a violet filter in December 1992. The Sun, low on the horizon, illuminates Mare Imbrium, a smooth volcanic plain. The 65-mile-wide Pythagoras crater is near the image's center.

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UNCOMMON
A Violet Moon
1996-07-31 · ♌
SKYBORN
A Violet Moon
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BORN 10925 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 31 JUL 1996 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 31 JUL 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 31 JUL 1996
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Full moon, 99% lit
POSITION
Day 213 of 366