PULL · 16 DEC 2003 This was
This was
your sky.
Retrograde Mars
NASA APOD · Tunc Tezel
COSMIC MESSAGE
Mars usually moves in one direction across our sky, but about every two years, it appears to move backwards. This phenomenon, called retrograde motion, happens when Earth passes Mars in their orbits around the Sun. This series of images shows Mars' apparent backward path.
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Retrograde Mars
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 16 DEC 2003 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 DEC 2003.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 DEC 2003
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Last quarter, 49% lit
POSITION
Day 350 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peaked 2 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS