The sky on
your birthday.
“The SONG and the Hunter” is copyrighted by Mads Fredslund Andersen. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNear first quarter in March, the Moon lights a snowy landscape in the Canary Islands, looking towards La Palma from Tenerife. The Teide volcano looms over the horizon, with Orion's bright stars above. The one-meter prototype telescope of the Stellar Observations Network Group, or SONG, is also visible. This robotic observatory adds to the scene.
The Sun on 5 May 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 May 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 5 May 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 May 2016 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 5 May 2025 There is an impostor in this nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 5 May 2010 The cluster of galaxies Abell 315 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 May 2025 Face to face with a spiral’s arms See it as a poster -
Released on 5 May 2010 Around Abell 315 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 May 2014 The scale of the Universe See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 MAY 2016 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 MAY 2016.
Questions about May 5, 2016
What space photo was released on May 5, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 5, 2016 was "The SONG and the Hunter". 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 May 5, 2016?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was May 5, 2016?
May 5, 2016 was a Thursday, day 126 of the 366 days in 2016.
Was there a meteor shower on May 5, 2016?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks tomorrow.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 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.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.