The sky on
your birthday.
“The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty” is copyrighted by Casey Good. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis colorful skyscape in Cepheus spans about four full moons across nebula-rich starfields. The bright reddish emission region Sharpless 155, also known as the Cave Nebula, is left of center. Its bright walls of gas, about 10 light-years across, are ionized by ultraviolet light from surrounding hot, young stars.
The Sun on 5 March 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 March 2020, 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 March 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 March 2020 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2015 Galaxy cluster MACS j1149.5+223 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2018 Galaxy full of cosmic lighthouses See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2020 The night lights of Seoul, South Korea, and surrounding cities are pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2025 An atmospheric glow blankets Earth's horizon as city lights outline the northwestern coast of the United States See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2025 City lights dot the Canadian landscape underneath an aurora See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 MAR 2020 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 5 MAR 2020.
Questions about March 5, 2020
What space photo was released on March 5, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 5, 2020 was "The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty". 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 5, 2020?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 82% lit.
What day of the week was March 5, 2020?
March 5, 2020 was a Thursday, day 65 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 5, 2020?
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.