The sky on
your birthday.
“A Little Like Mars” is copyrighted by Robert Barsa. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis 360-degree mosaic, taken in the Atacama Desert in Chile, creates a 'little planet' projection. The arid region's dark, clear nights are ideal for astronomy, with telescope domes visible on the horizon. The Milky Way arcs across the sky, with Orion prominent in the south.
The Sun on 5 March 2021
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 March 2021, 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 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 March 2021 · Nile Delta and Sinai 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 -
Released on 5 March 2026 Iquique, Chile, at the base of a steep coastal slope just west of the Atacama Desert See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 MAR 2021 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 2021.
Questions about March 5, 2021
What space photo was released on March 5, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 5, 2021 was "A Little Like Mars". 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, 2021?
A last quarter moon, about 59% lit.
What day of the week was March 5, 2021?
March 5, 2021 was a Friday, day 64 of the 365 days in 2021.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 5, 2021?
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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