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“A Moon Dressed Like Saturn” is copyrighted by Francisco Sojuel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image captures Earth's Moon, not Saturn, with foreground clouds creating a ring-like effect. The Moon displays a crescent phase, its unlit portion visible due to 'ashen glow,' reflected Earthlight. This photo was taken before sunrise on December 24, 2019, with the Sun illuminating the crescent from below.
The Sun on 16 March 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 March 2020, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 16 March 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 March 2020 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2012 Wide-field view of Messier 9 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2009 Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2026 NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2012 Hubble image of Messier 9 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2004 Opportunity Studies Bait in Shark Cage See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 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 16 MAR 2020.
Questions about March 16, 2020
What space photo was released on March 16, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 16, 2020 was "A Moon Dressed Like Saturn". 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 16, 2020?
A last quarter moon, about 56% lit.
What day of the week was March 16, 2020?
March 16, 2020 was a Monday, day 76 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 16, 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.
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