BIRTHDAY · 20 NOV 2021

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“An Almost Total Lunar Eclipse” is copyrighted by Robert Fedez. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Moon was almost entirely immersed in Earth's dark umbral shadow during a partial lunar eclipse. This telephoto snapshot, taken over Cancun, Mexico, shows the dimmed but reddened light in Earth's shadow. The eclipsed Moon was wandering through the constellation Taurus.

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The Sun on 20 November 2021

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 20 November 2021, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 20 November 2021
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The Sun on 20 November 2021
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 20 NOV 2021 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 NOV 2021.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 NOV 2021
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Full moon, 99% lit
POSITION
Day 324 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Leonid shower, peaked 3 days ago

Questions about November 20, 2021

What space photo was released on November 20, 2021?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 20, 2021 was "An Almost Total Lunar Eclipse". 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 November 20, 2021?

A full moon, about 99% lit.

What day of the week was November 20, 2021?

November 20, 2021 was a Saturday, day 324 of the 365 days in 2021.

Was there a meteor shower on November 20, 2021?

Yes: the Leonid shower, peaked 3 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 20, 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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