PULL · 28 MAY 2004

This was
your sky.

A Manhattan Sunset

NASA APOD · Neil deGrasse Tyson (AMNH)
COSMIC MESSAGE

If the sky is clear today, Manhattan will be dramatically flooded with sunlight as the Sun sets precisely on the centerline of every street. Usually, the tall buildings lining New York City's gridded streets block the setting Sun. This effect makes Manhattan a modern Stonehenge, aligned about 30 degrees east of north. If the road grid were perfectly east-west, this effect would occur on the Vernal and Autumnal Equinox.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 28 MAY 2004 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 MAY 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 MAY 2004
DAY
Friday
MOON
First quarter, 68% lit
POSITION
Day 149 of 366