The sky on
your birthday.
“Solstice Illuminated: A Year of Sky” is copyrighted by Ken Murphy (MurphLab); Music: Ariel (Moby). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image shows nearly a full year of the sky over San Francisco, California. Each panel represents one day, recorded by a video camera on the roof of the Exploratorium museum. The camera took an image every 10 seconds from before sunrise to after sunset. Look for the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.
The Sun on 22 December 2019
NASA SDO took this picture on 22 December 2019, the day itself, not a release date.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
Prints are coming soon. The card is free to save and share in the meantime.
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 22 December 2019 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 December 2010 Chasing Chickens in the Lambda Centauri Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 22 December 2023 Imaging Io's Volcanos With JunoCam See it as a poster -
Released on 22 December 2025 Long-distance relationship See it as a poster -
Released on 22 December 2014 The beautiful side of IC 335 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 December 2024 The Local Fluff See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 DEC 2019 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 DEC 2019.