PULL · 3 OCT 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
Sputnik: Traveling Companion
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Sputnik means 'traveling companion.' The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the Earth's first artificial moon, on October 4, 1957. It was a 184-pound, 22-inch sphere with four antennas. Its transmitters broadcast a continuous 'beeping' signal to Earth for 22 days.
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UNCOMMON 
1998-10-03 · ♎
SKYBORN
Sputnik: Traveling Companion
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BORN 10130 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 3 OCT 1998 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 3 OCT 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 3 OCT 1998
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 93% lit
POSITION
Day 276 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS