The sky on
your birthday.
Mercury Spotting
Can you spot the planet? The small disk of Mercury, our solar system's innermost planet, spent about five hours crossing in front of the enormous solar disk. This image from the SOHO spacecraft shows Mercury as a dark spot progressing from left to right. Such a transit gives us a sense of the vast scale of our Sun.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 May 2003 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2006 Descent Panorama of Saturn's Titan See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2006 Victoria on Opportunity Horizon Orbital View See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2022 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Rings See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2017 Close encounter See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2019 The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth's limb and the bluish hue of the atmosphere at the beginning See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 MAY 2003 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 MAY 2003.
Questions about May 8, 2003
What space photo was released on May 8, 2003?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 8, 2003 was "Mercury Spotting". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on May 8, 2003?
A first quarter moon, about 46% lit.
What day of the week was May 8, 2003?
May 8, 2003 was a Thursday, day 128 of the 365 days in 2003.
Was there a meteor shower on May 8, 2003?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 2 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 8, 2003?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.