The sky on
your birthday.
“A Digital Lunar Eclipse” is copyrighted by Michael Cain. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis sequence of exposures, taken every five minutes, shows a total lunar eclipse over central Florida. The Moon darkens and turns red as it moves through Earth's shadow. The total phase of this eclipse lasted about 90 minutes, as the Moon arced above the treetops.
The Sun on 19 May 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 19 May 2022, the day itself, not a release date.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
See print sizesPrinted, shipped and sold by Zazzle
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.
-
The Sun on your day The Sun on 19 May 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 19 May 2022 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2010 The classic spiral Messier 83 seen in the infrared with HAWK-I See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2025 A spiral so inclined See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2010 The sky around Messier 83 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2015 Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2025 The Gulf of America coast lit from Texas to Florida See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 MAY 2022 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 MAY 2022.
Questions about May 19, 2022
What space photo was released on May 19, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 19, 2022 was "A Digital 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 May 19, 2022?
A waning gibbous moon, about 87% lit.
What day of the week was May 19, 2022?
May 19, 2022 was a Thursday, day 139 of the 365 days in 2022.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 19, 2022?
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.