The sky on
your birthday.
A Perfect Spiral
M74, an island universe of about 100 billion stars, sits 32 million light-years away in Pisces. It presents a face-on view, classified as an Sc galaxy. The galaxy's graceful spiral arms are traced by bright blue star clusters and dark cosmic dust lanes. This image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys.
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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 13 August 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 13 August 2021 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 1996 Artemis Corona C2-MIDR See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2025 Trapezium: In the Heart of Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2019 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002 See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2018 Galactic treasure chest See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2020 Wide-field view of Betelgeuse (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 13 AUG 2021 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 13 AUG 2021.
Questions about August 13, 2021
What space photo was released on August 13, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 13, 2021 was "A Perfect Spiral". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on August 13, 2021?
A waxing crescent moon, about 26% lit.
What day of the week was August 13, 2021?
August 13, 2021 was a Friday, day 225 of the 365 days in 2021.
Was there a meteor shower on August 13, 2021?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peak tonight.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 13, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.