BIRTHDAY · 28 MAY 2021

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Total Lunar Eclipse from Sydney” is copyrighted by Barden Ridge Observatory. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

On May 26, 2021, the reddened shadow of Earth played across the lunar disk in this telescopic image from near Sydney, Australia. The Perigee Full Moon slid through the northern edge of Earth's dark central umbra. The total phase of this lunar eclipse lasted about 14 minutes. Earth's shadow was not completely dark, but suffused with faint red light from all the planet's sunsets and sunrises.

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The Sun on 28 May 2021

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 28 May 2021, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 28 May 2021
2021-05-28 · ♊
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The Sun on 28 May 2021
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 28 MAY 2021 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 MAY 2021.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 MAY 2021
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 96% lit
POSITION
Day 148 of 365

Questions about May 28, 2021

What space photo was released on May 28, 2021?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 28, 2021 was "Total Lunar Eclipse from Sydney". 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 May 28, 2021?

A waning gibbous moon, about 96% lit.

What day of the week was May 28, 2021?

May 28, 2021 was a Friday, day 148 of the 365 days in 2021.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 28, 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.

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