The sky on
your birthday.
“Parthenon Moon” is copyrighted by Anthony Ayiomamitis. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteDid you see the Full Moon last night? Near the horizon, the lunar orb may have seemed to loom large, an effect of the Moon illusion. But the Full Moon really was a large Full Moon last night, reaching its exact full phase within an hour of lunar perigee, the point in the Moon's elliptical orbit closest to Earth. A similar near-perigee Full Moon last occurred on December 12, 2008. The difference in the Moon's apparent size as it moves from perigee to apogee, its farthest point, is significant.
The Sun on 20 March 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 20 March 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
See print sizesPrinted, shipped and sold by Zazzle
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.
-
The Sun on your day The Sun on 20 March 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 March 2011 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 20 March 2017 Defying cosmic convention See it as a poster -
Released on 20 March 2013 Wide-field view of the sky around the spiral galaxy NGC 1637 See it as a poster -
Released on 20 March 2023 Portrait of a galactic jellyfish See it as a poster -
Released on 20 March 2008 Chloride Salt Deposit in Southern Highlands of Mars See it as a poster -
Released on 20 March 2020 The city lights at the intersection of Europe and Asia sparkle underneath an atmospheric glow and a starry night sky See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 MAR 2011 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 MAR 2011.
Questions about March 20, 2011
What space photo was released on March 20, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 20, 2011 was "Parthenon Moon". 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 March 20, 2011?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was March 20, 2011?
March 20, 2011 was a Sunday, day 79 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 20, 2011?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are 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.