BIRTHDAY · 6 AUG 2018 The sky on
The sky on
your birthday.
A globular cluster’s striking red eye
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
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UNCOMMON 
2018-08-06 · ♌
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A globular cluster’s striking red eye
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 6 AUG 2018 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 AUG 2018.
THE ALMANAC FOR 6 AUG 2018
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning crescent, 29% lit
POSITION
Day 218 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 7 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS