The sky on
your birthday.
“Lunation” is copyrighted by Ant�nio Cidad�o. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOur Moon changes appearance every night. This time-lapse sequence shows a full lunar cycle, from new moon to full and back again. The Moon always shows the same face to Earth, but its apparent size and orientation shift slightly due to its elliptical orbit and a wobble called libration.
The Sun on 5 February 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 February 2012, 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 Sun on your day The Sun on 5 February 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 February 2012 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2013 The Cosmic Hearth See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2009 Wide-field view of the Coma Galaxy Cluster (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2009 Unusual spiral NGC 4921 in the Coma Galaxy Cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2008 NGC 1132 in visible and X-Ray See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2008 NGC 1132 wide-field (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 FEB 2012 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 FEB 2012.
Questions about February 5, 2012
What space photo was released on February 5, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 5, 2012 was "Lunation". 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 February 5, 2012?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was February 5, 2012?
February 5, 2012 was a Sunday, day 36 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 5, 2012?
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?
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