The sky on
your birthday.
Saturn's Moon Dione in Slight Color
Dione, one of Saturn's moons, shows a curious asymmetry in its crater distribution. Like Earth's Moon, Dione is tidally locked, meaning one side always leads its orbit around Saturn, and the other trails. Despite this, Dione's leading hemisphere is less cratered than expected. This suggests a geological process has resurfaced the leading side, erasing older impact scars.
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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 November 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 November 2012 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 5 November 2009 Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 image details star birth in galaxy M83 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 November 2013 Namib Desert, Namibia See it as a poster -
Released on 5 November 2026 Lessons from a stellar instructor See it as a poster -
Released on 5 November 2025 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 5 November 2009 Ground-based image of M83 Taken at ESO in La Silla, Chile See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 NOV 2012 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 NOV 2012.
Questions about November 5, 2012
What space photo was released on November 5, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 5, 2012 was "Saturn's Moon Dione in Slight Color". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on November 5, 2012?
A last quarter moon, about 63% lit.
What day of the week was November 5, 2012?
November 5, 2012 was a Monday, day 310 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 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.
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