BIRTHDAY · 8 OCT 2020

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Mare Frigoris” is copyrighted by Matt Smith. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Mare Frigoris, or the Sea of Cold, lies in the far lunar north and is lighter than most mare. This close-up of the waxing gibbous Moon shows its north polar region. The 95-kilometer-wide crater Plato is visible just left of center. The sunlit peaks of the lunar Alps are highlighted below and right of Plato.

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The Sun on 8 October 2020

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 8 October 2020, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 8 October 2020
2020-10-08 · ♎
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The Sun on 8 October 2020
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 8 OCT 2020 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 OCT 2020.

THE ALMANAC FOR 8 OCT 2020
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Last quarter, 63% lit
POSITION
Day 282 of 366

Questions about October 8, 2020

What space photo was released on October 8, 2020?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 8, 2020 was "Mare Frigoris". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.

What was the Moon's phase on October 8, 2020?

A last quarter moon, about 63% lit.

What day of the week was October 8, 2020?

October 8, 2020 was a Thursday, day 282 of the 366 days in 2020.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 8, 2020?

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.

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