BIRTHDAY · 19 AUG 2022

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Saturn: 1993 - 2022” is copyrighted by Tunc Tezel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image compiles 29 years of observations of Saturn, from 1993 to 2022. It follows the ringed gas giant as it completes a single orbit around the Sun. Saturn is the most distant planet visible to the unaided eye. The panorama is centered along the ecliptic, the plane of Earth's orbit, and shows the plane of our Milky Way galaxy.

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The Sun on 19 August 2022

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 19 August 2022, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 19 August 2022
2022-08-19 · ♌
SKYBORN
The Sun on 19 August 2022
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
BORN 1,545 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 19 AUG 2022 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 19 AUG 2022.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 AUG 2022
DAY
Friday
MOON
Last quarter, 55% lit
POSITION
Day 231 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 6 days ago

Questions about August 19, 2022

What space photo was released on August 19, 2022?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 19, 2022 was "Saturn: 1993 - 2022". 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 August 19, 2022?

A last quarter moon, about 55% lit.

What day of the week was August 19, 2022?

August 19, 2022 was a Friday, day 231 of the 365 days in 2022.

Was there a meteor shower on August 19, 2022?

Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 6 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 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.

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