The sky on
your birthday.
“Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way” is copyrighted by Xiaohan Wang. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe sky glows like a giant repeating rainbow due to airglow. Airglow is always present, but usually faint. Disturbances, like an approaching storm, can create noticeable ripples, or gravity waves, in the atmosphere. Red airglow comes from OH molecules about 87 kilometers high, excited by ultraviolet light from the Sun, while orange and green airglow has different origins.
The Sun on 6 March 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 6 March 2018, 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 6 March 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 6 March 2018 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 6 March 2023 Plunge into a stellar ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 6 March 2023 Hubble spies a meandering spiral (wide field) See it as a poster -
Released on 6 March 2014 Around Beta Pictoris See it as a poster -
Released on 6 March 2004 Rover Magnets All Around See it as a poster -
Released on 6 March 2007 Saturn from Above See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 MAR 2018 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 MAR 2018.
Questions about March 6, 2018
What space photo was released on March 6, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 6, 2018 was "Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way". 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 6, 2018?
A waning gibbous moon, about 82% lit.
What day of the week was March 6, 2018?
March 6, 2018 was a Tuesday, day 65 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 6, 2018?
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.