The sky on
your birthday.
“A Five Planet Dawn” is copyrighted by Jose Antonio Hervás. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIn late January and early February, five naked-eye planets were visible before dawn. This panoramic view from January 27 shows all five celestial wanderers and a bright waning gibbous Moon above the horizon. The planets were spread over 100 degrees across the sky, nearly aligned along the plane of the ecliptic.
The Sun on 30 January 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 30 January 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 30 January 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 30 January 2016 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 30 January 2012 Blue Marble Earth from Suomi NPP See it as a poster -
Released on 30 January 2023 Exploring a Turbulent Tarantula See it as a poster -
Released on 30 January 2018 The Tarantula Nebula region imaged with HAWK-I with the Adaptive Optics Facility See it as a poster -
Released on 30 January 2018 The Tarantula Nebula region imaged with HAWK-I without adaptive optics See it as a poster -
Released on 30 January 2026 NGC 7722 in dark surroundings (wide crop) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 JAN 2016 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 30 JAN 2016.
Questions about January 30, 2016
What space photo was released on January 30, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 30, 2016 was "A Five Planet Dawn". 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 January 30, 2016?
A last quarter moon, about 65% lit.
What day of the week was January 30, 2016?
January 30, 2016 was a Saturday, day 30 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 30, 2016?
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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