The sky on
your birthday.
“Solstice to Equinox Cubed” is copyrighted by Olivér Nagy. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image, called a solargraph, is a three-month-long exposure of the Sun's path across Hungarian skies. A pinhole camera, made from a cube-shaped container lined with photographic paper, recorded the Sun's daily trails. From December 22, 2015, to March 20, the trails shifted from short and low to long and high, marking the change from solstice to equinox.
The Sun on 26 March 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 26 March 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 26 March 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 March 2016 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 26 March 2025 JADES-GS-z13-1 (NIRCam close-up) See it as a poster -
Released on 26 March 2015 Galaxy cluster Abell 2744 with dark matter map See it as a poster -
Released on 26 March 1998 Har Crater on Callisto See it as a poster -
Released on 26 March 2026 Black Holes and Neutron Stars: 218 Mergers and Counting See it as a poster -
Released on 26 March 2022 Pluto at Night See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 MAR 2016 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 MAR 2016.
Questions about March 26, 2016
What space photo was released on March 26, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 26, 2016 was "Solstice to Equinox Cubed". 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 March 26, 2016?
A waning gibbous moon, about 91% lit.
What day of the week was March 26, 2016?
March 26, 2016 was a Saturday, day 86 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 26, 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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