The sky on
your birthday.
“A Circumhorizontal Arc Over Ohio” is copyrighted by Todd Sladoje. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIce crystals floating high in cirrus clouds can act like tiny prisms. When the sun is high enough, these crystals split sunlight into its constituent colors. The result is a circumhorizontal arc, sometimes called a 'fire rainbow,' appearing parallel to the horizon. This one was photographed over Ohio.
The Earth on 12 May 2009 · Persian Gulf
NASA Terra took this picture on 12 May 2009, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 12 May 2009 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 12 May 2010 M72: A Globular Cluster of Stars See it as a poster -
Released on 12 May 2004 Spirit Keeps on Trekking polar eye See it as a poster -
Released on 12 May 2004 Spirit Keeps on Trekking vertical eye See it as a poster -
Released on 12 May 2022 First image of our black hole See it as a poster -
Released on 12 May 2025 Capturing candyfloss clouds See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 MAY 2009 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 12 MAY 2009.
Questions about May 12, 2009
What space photo was released on May 12, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 12, 2009 was "A Circumhorizontal Arc Over Ohio". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on May 12, 2009?
A waning gibbous moon, about 90% lit.
What day of the week was May 12, 2009?
May 12, 2009 was a Tuesday, day 132 of the 365 days in 2009.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 12, 2009?
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.