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“Mercury and Crescent Moon Set” is copyrighted by Miguel Claro. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMercury and a thin crescent Moon are visible setting together just after sunset in this image over Lisbon, Portugal. The innermost planet and Earth's Moon are always found close to the Sun in our sky. The Moon's slender crescent shows only about three percent of its disk illuminated by sunlight.
The Sun on 15 April 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 15 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 15 April 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 15 April 2016 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 15 April 2024 The eponymous NGC 3783 See it as a poster -
Released on 15 April 2013 A unique cluster: one of the hidden 15 See it as a poster -
Released on 15 April 2004 Flung Far from Home See it as a poster -
Released on 15 April 2019 Comet or cluster? See it as a poster -
Released on 15 April 2015 Hubble image of the galaxy cluster Abell 3827 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 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 15 APR 2016.
Questions about April 15, 2016
What space photo was released on April 15, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 15, 2016 was "Mercury and Crescent Moon Set". 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 15, 2016?
A first quarter moon, about 58% lit.
What day of the week was April 15, 2016?
April 15, 2016 was a Friday, day 106 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 15, 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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