PULL · 2 AUG 2026 This was
This was
your sky.
A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia
NASA APOD · Christa Harbig
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A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia
NASA APOD · Christa Harbig
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 2 AUG 2026 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 2 AUG 2026.
THE ALMANAC FOR 2 AUG 2026
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 83% lit
POSITION
Day 214 of 365
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