PULL · 21 OCT 1999

This was
your sky.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Sun rotates on its axis about once every 27 days. You can track this rotation by observing sunspots. This composite image from SOHO's MDI instrument shows sunspots appearing multiple times as they cross the Sun's face over several days in August 1999.

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COMMON
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1999-10-21 · ♎
SKYBORN
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BORN 9747 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, 21 OCT 1999 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 21 OCT 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 OCT 1999
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 87% lit
POSITION
Day 294 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peak tonight