PULL · 6 DEC 2003

This was
your sky.

Jaipur Observatory Sundial

NASA APOD · Tim Feresten

COSMIC MESSAGE

This sundial, part of the Jaipur Observatory in India, aligns with the North Celestial Pole. Built in the eighteenth century by Maharaja Jai Singh II, the architecture itself allows for astronomical measurements. This 90-foot-high stairway acts as a shadow caster, or gnomon, for what may be the largest sundial in the world.

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2003-12-06 · ♐

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Jaipur Observatory Sundial

NASA APOD · Tim Feresten

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 6 DEC 2003 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 DEC 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 DEC 2003

DAY

Saturday

MOON

Waxing gibbous, 93% lit

POSITION

Day 340 of 365

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This was your sky.

Jaipur Observatory Sundial

This was
your sky.