The sky on
your birthday.
“Catalog Entry Number 1” is copyrighted by Bernhard Hubl. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEvery catalog has a first entry, and this image shows them from six deep sky catalogs. Charles Messier's M1, the Crab Nebula, is shown first, from 1774. Next is NGC 1, a spiral galaxy in Pegasus, from J.L.E. Dreyer's 1888 catalog.
The Sun on 15 March 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 15 March 2018, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 15 March 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 15 March 2018 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 15 March 2011 Wide-field view of the Tarantula Nebula and its surroundings (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 15 March 2011 Hubble snaps close-up of the Tarantula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 March 2017 The Cone Nebula from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 15 March 2021 A Flash of Life See it as a poster -
Released on 15 March 2025 City lights dot the cloudy, midwestern landscape of the United States See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 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 15 MAR 2018.
Questions about March 15, 2018
What space photo was released on March 15, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 15, 2018 was "Catalog Entry Number 1". 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 15, 2018?
A new moon, about 3% lit.
What day of the week was March 15, 2018?
March 15, 2018 was a Thursday, day 74 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 15, 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?
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