The sky on
your birthday.
“Annular Solar Eclipse” is copyrighted by Mikael Svalgaard. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteTomorrow, the Moon's shadow will sweep across Earth, creating an annular solar eclipse. The shadow, 240 to 300 kilometers wide, will travel from southern China, across the Pacific, and into North America. An annular eclipse happens when the Moon is too far from Earth to fully cover the Sun, leaving a bright ring of sunlight visible around the Moon's silhouette.
The Sun on 19 May 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 19 May 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 19 May 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 19 May 2012 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2010 The classic spiral Messier 83 seen in the infrared with HAWK-I See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2025 A spiral so inclined See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2010 The sky around Messier 83 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2015 Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2025 The Gulf of America coast lit from Texas to Florida See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 MAY 2012 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 19 MAY 2012.
Questions about May 19, 2012
What space photo was released on May 19, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 19, 2012 was "Annular Solar Eclipse". 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 19, 2012?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was May 19, 2012?
May 19, 2012 was a Saturday, day 140 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 19, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.