BIRTHDAY · 28 MAY 2015

The sky on
your birthday.

NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945” is copyrighted by Petri Kehusmaa. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The large spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on in this image. It is nearly the same size as our own Milky Way Galaxy, with a dusty disk, young blue star clusters, and pink star-forming regions. Located about 13 million light-years away in Centaurus, it is one of our closer galactic neighbors.

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The Sun on 28 May 2015

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 28 May 2015, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 28 May 2015
2015-05-28 · ♊
SKYBORN
The Sun on 28 May 2015
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♊
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 28 MAY 2015 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 28 MAY 2015.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 MAY 2015
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 76% lit
POSITION
Day 148 of 365

Questions about May 28, 2015

What space photo was released on May 28, 2015?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 28, 2015 was "Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945". 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 28, 2015?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 76% lit.

What day of the week was May 28, 2015?

May 28, 2015 was a Thursday, day 148 of the 365 days in 2015.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 28, 2015?

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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