The sky on
your birthday.
“Eclipsed Moon in the Milky Way” is copyrighted by Babak Tafreshi. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn June 15, the totally eclipsed Moon was very dark, positioned in the sky toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. This panorama, taken from northern Iran, captures the Moon's dark disk competing with the Milky Way's faint glow. The red lunar disk lies just above the Pipe Nebula, to the right of the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae.
The Sun on 17 June 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 June 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 17 June 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 June 2011 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2025 Rosette Nebula Deep Field See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2019 The full moon is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 254 miles above the Pacific Ocean northeast of Guam See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2025 The city lights of Southeast Asia and lightning storms streak below the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2026 Lunar Occultation of Venus See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2019 Spiral, elliptical, irregular See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 JUN 2011 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 17 JUN 2011.
Questions about June 17, 2011
What space photo was released on June 17, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 17, 2011 was "Eclipsed Moon in the Milky Way". 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 June 17, 2011?
A full moon, about 98% lit.
What day of the week was June 17, 2011?
June 17, 2011 was a Friday, day 168 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 17, 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.