The sky on
your birthday.
Cities at Night
From 400 kilometers above Earth, astronaut Scott Kelly captured this image of Tokyo and other Japanese cities at night. The city lights shine upward through broken clouds. Thin stripes of airglow follow the curve of the planet's limb, with stars of Centaurus and the southern sky visible beyond. This stunning snapshot was taken from the International Space Station last July.
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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 March 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 March 2016 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2015 Galaxy cluster MACS j1149.5+223 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2018 Galaxy full of cosmic lighthouses See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2020 The night lights of Seoul, South Korea, and surrounding cities are pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2025 An atmospheric glow blankets Earth's horizon as city lights outline the northwestern coast of the United States See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2025 City lights dot the Canadian landscape underneath an aurora See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 MAR 2016 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 MAR 2016.
Questions about March 5, 2016
What space photo was released on March 5, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 5, 2016 was "Cities at Night". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on March 5, 2016?
A waning crescent moon, about 12% lit.
What day of the week was March 5, 2016?
March 5, 2016 was a Saturday, day 65 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 5, 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.
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