BIRTHDAY · 21 JUN 2011

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Eclipsed Moonlight” is copyrighted by Javier Algarra. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The total lunar eclipse on June 15 was one of the longest and darkest in recent years. Even during totality, the Moon appeared as a somber, red disk in the night sky. This reddish illumination comes from all the sunsets and sunrises around the edges of a silhouetted Earth, as seen from the Moon's perspective.

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The Sun on 21 June 2011

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 21 June 2011, the day itself, not a release date.

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COMMON
The Sun on 21 June 2011
2011-06-21 · ♋
SKYBORN
The Sun on 21 June 2011
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 21 JUN 2011 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 JUN 2011.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 JUN 2011
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 73% lit
POSITION
Day 172 of 365

Questions about June 21, 2011

What space photo was released on June 21, 2011?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 21, 2011 was "Eclipsed Moonlight". 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 21, 2011?

A waning gibbous moon, about 73% lit.

What day of the week was June 21, 2011?

June 21, 2011 was a Tuesday, day 172 of the 365 days in 2011.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 21, 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.

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