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“Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb” is copyrighted by Tom Glenn. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn December 7, Mars passed behind the full Moon, an event called an occultation, as seen from parts of Earth. This stacked image shows Mars reappearing from behind the Moon, an hour after it disappeared. Mars was about 82 million kilometers away, near its opposition, when it was directly opposite the Sun in Earth's sky.
The Sun on 9 December 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 December 2022, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 9 December 2022 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2010 An Explosion of Infrared Color See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the interacting galaxy NGC 5291 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2024 Hubble revisits a grand spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Galactic Diversity See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Cloudy with a Chance of Dust See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 DEC 2022 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 DEC 2022.
Questions about December 9, 2022
What space photo was released on December 9, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 9, 2022 was "Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb". 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 December 9, 2022?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was December 9, 2022?
December 9, 2022 was a Friday, day 343 of the 365 days in 2022.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 9, 2022?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day. It's 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.