PULL · 6 OCT 1996

This was
your sky.

A Crescent Earth At Midnight Credit:

NASA APOD
COSMIC MESSAGE

From the GOES 8 satellite, Earth's northern hemisphere appears as a sunlit crescent. This image was taken near midnight for the satellite, two days after the Summer Solstice. At that time, the Arctic regions experience 24 hours of daylight, outlining the planet in light.

CREDIT
PUBLIC DOMAIN NASA APOD
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SB-1996-10-06
COMMON
A Crescent Earth At Midnight
Credit:
1996-10-06 · ♎
SKYBORN
A Crescent Earth At Midnight Credit:
NASA APOD
BORN 10857 days ago
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 6 OCT 1996 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 OCT 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 OCT 1996
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 36% lit
POSITION
Day 280 of 366