PULL · 11 MAY 2008 This was
This was
your sky.
Retrograde Mars
NASA APOD · Tunç Tezel
COSMIC MESSAGE
Mars usually moves in one direction against the distant stars. But every two years, Earth passes Mars, making it appear to reverse course. This retrograde motion makes Mars seem to loop backward in the sky. It is an illusion, caused by our own planet's faster orbit around the Sun.
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2008-05-11 · ♉
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Retrograde Mars
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 11 MAY 2008 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 MAY 2008.
THE ALMANAC FOR 11 MAY 2008
DAY
Sunday
MOON
First quarter, 36% lit
POSITION
Day 132 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS