The sky on
your birthday.
“Diamond in the Sky” is copyrighted by Mariano Ribas. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Moon's shadow raced across Earth's southern hemisphere on December 14, 2020. Sky watchers along its path saw the only total solar eclipse of the year. During the eclipse, a glistening diamond ring effect was visible, even through clouds, just before and after totality. This fleeting spectacle occurs when a sliver of the Sun's disk peeks from behind the Moon's edge.
The Sun on 18 December 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 18 December 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 18 December 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 18 December 2020 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 18 December 2012 Hubble snaps NGC 5189 See it as a poster -
Released on 18 December 2024 Close look at a local galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 18 December 2024 NGC 2566 (HST image) See it as a poster -
Released on 18 December 2012 Massive Star Makes Waves See it as a poster -
Released on 18 December 2023 Uranus widefield view (NIRCam) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 DEC 2020 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 DEC 2020.
Questions about December 18, 2020
What space photo was released on December 18, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 18, 2020 was "Diamond in the Sky". 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 December 18, 2020?
A waxing crescent moon, about 12% lit.
What day of the week was December 18, 2020?
December 18, 2020 was a Friday, day 353 of the 366 days in 2020.
Was there a meteor shower on December 18, 2020?
Yes: the Geminid shower, peaked 4 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 18, 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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