The sky on
your birthday.
“Full Venus and Crescent Moon Rise” is copyrighted by El Cielo de Canarias. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteVenus and a thin crescent Moon rise together before the Sun in this time-lapse composite from the Teide Observatory. Venus is nearly full, at 96 percent illumination, and far from Earth in its orbit. The sequence of exposures also captures the Moon occulting Venus, briefly passing in front of it.
The Sun on 14 April 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 14 April 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 14 April 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 14 April 2016 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 14 April 2025 The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT See it as a poster -
Released on 14 April 2011 Orion Big Head Revealed in Infrared See it as a poster -
Released on 14 April 2025 The squid and the whale See it as a poster -
Released on 14 April 2008 Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars See it as a poster -
Released on 14 April 2020 NGC 253: The Silver Coin Galaxy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 14 APR 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 14 APR 2016.
Questions about April 14, 2016
What space photo was released on April 14, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 14, 2016 was "Full Venus and Crescent Moon Rise". 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 April 14, 2016?
A first quarter moon, about 47% lit.
What day of the week was April 14, 2016?
April 14, 2016 was a Thursday, day 105 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 14, 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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