The sky on
your birthday.
Surveyor Hops
This panorama of the lunar surface was created from images by the US Surveyor 6 lander in November 1967. Surveyor 6 was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon and then lift off again. It briefly fired its rocket engine, hopping about four meters into the air and moving 2.5 meters across the surface.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
Prints are coming soon. The card is free to save and share in the meantime.
Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 5 December 2015 Layered Craters and Icy Plains See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Pluto Badlands See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 1998 Jupiter Great Red Spot See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion and Our Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion Captures Earth After Lunar Flyby See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 DEC 1998 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 5 DEC 1998.