The sky on
your birthday.
“Mars at the Moon's Edge” is copyrighted by Sergio Scauso. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Moon occasionally passes in front of planets, an event called an occultation. This image from Córdoba, Argentina, shows a waning gibbous Moon eclipsing Mars. The familiar cratered Moon is in the foreground, with Mars appearing unusually close before disappearing behind it.
The Sun on 15 August 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 15 August 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 15 August 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 15 August 2020 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 15 August 2014 The Carina Nebula with OmegaCAM See it as a poster -
Released on 15 August 2012 The mouthpiece of the Pipe Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 August 2011 Hubble offers a dazzling necklace See it as a poster -
Released on 15 August 2016 Stellar shrapnel See it as a poster -
Released on 15 August 2023 Powerful Antenna Installed On Europa Clipper See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 AUG 2020 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 15 AUG 2020.
Questions about August 15, 2020
What space photo was released on August 15, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 15, 2020 was "Mars at the Moon's Edge". 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 August 15, 2020?
A waning crescent moon, about 14% lit.
What day of the week was August 15, 2020?
August 15, 2020 was a Saturday, day 228 of the 366 days in 2020.
Was there a meteor shower on August 15, 2020?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 2 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 15, 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?
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