The sky on
your birthday.
“Highlights of the North Winter Sky” is copyrighted by Universe2go.com. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis graphic highlights what you can see in the night sky this season from Earth's northern hemisphere. Viewed as a clock face, early winter sky events fan out to the left, while late winter events are projected to the right. Objects relatively close to Earth are illustrated nearer to the cartoon figure with the telescope. Almost everything pictured can be seen without a telescope.
The Sun on 5 December 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 December 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 5 December 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 December 2018 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around VFTS 102: the fastest rotating massive star See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Layered Craters and Icy Plains See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Pluto Badlands See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 1998 Jupiter Great Red Spot See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion and Our Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 DEC 2018 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 DEC 2018.
Questions about December 5, 2018
What space photo was released on December 5, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 5, 2018 was "Highlights of the North Winter Sky". 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 December 5, 2018?
A waning crescent moon, about 6% lit.
What day of the week was December 5, 2018?
December 5, 2018 was a Wednesday, day 339 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 5, 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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