PULL · 13 JUN 2010 This was
This was
your sky.
Retrograde Mars
NASA APOD · Tunç Tezel
COSMIC MESSAGE
Mars normally moves steadily across our sky, but about every two years, it appears to move backward, a phenomenon called retrograde motion. This happens when Earth overtakes Mars in its orbit around the Sun. This image shows Mars's path during one such recent event.
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Retrograde Mars
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GEMINI
In tropical astrology, 13 JUN 2010 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 13 JUN 2010.
THE ALMANAC FOR 13 JUN 2010
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 2% lit
POSITION
Day 164 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS