The sky on
your birthday.
“Northern Lights above Lofoten” is copyrighted by Alex Conu. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, glow above the Lofoten Islands in Norway. This display was captured from a mountaintop campsite. The aurora forms when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere, causing them to emit light.
The Sun on 16 June 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 June 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 16 June 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 June 2016 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2011 Spectacular Hubble view of Centaurus A See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2025 Small but mighty See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2014 A dwarf galaxy ravaged by grand design See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2008 Inside the Coma Cluster of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2026 Bulge fossil fragment Terzan 5 (Webb and Hubble image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 JUN 2016 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 JUN 2016.
Questions about June 16, 2016
What space photo was released on June 16, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 16, 2016 was "Northern Lights above Lofoten". 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 June 16, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 85% lit.
What day of the week was June 16, 2016?
June 16, 2016 was a Thursday, day 168 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 16, 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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