The sky on
your birthday.
Saturn's Northern Hexagon
Why would clouds form a hexagon on Saturn? No one is sure. This unique structure was first seen by Voyager in the 1980s. The Cassini spacecraft captured this false-color image in near-infrared, showing low clouds in red and high clouds in green.
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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 July 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 July 2020 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 5 July 2026 Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 5 July 2017 Wide-field image of the sky around Messier 77 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 July 2021 One of the Greats See it as a poster -
Released on 5 July 2015 Zeta Oph: Runaway Star See it as a poster -
Released on 5 July 2011 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 JUL 2020 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 JUL 2020.
Questions about July 5, 2020
What space photo was released on July 5, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 5, 2020 was "Saturn's Northern Hexagon". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 5, 2020?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was July 5, 2020?
July 5, 2020 was a Sunday, day 187 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 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.
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