BIRTHDAY · 16 MAY 2011 The sky on
The sky on
your birthday.
The metamorphosis of Messier 8
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2011-05-16 · ♉
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The metamorphosis of Messier 8
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 16 MAY 2011 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 16 MAY 2011.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 MAY 2011
DAY
Monday
MOON
Full moon, 98% lit
POSITION
Day 136 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS