BIRTHDAY · 22 JAN 2023

The sky on
your birthday.

NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“In Green Company: Aurora over Norway” is copyrighted by Max Rive. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

An aurora lights up the sky over Austnesfjorden fjord in Norway. The photographer waited two nights for the clouds to clear, then captured this display. Auroras are caused by charged particles from the Sun interacting with Earth's magnetic field.

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The Sun on 22 January 2023

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 22 January 2023, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 22 January 2023
2023-01-22 · ♒
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The Sun on 22 January 2023
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♒
AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 22 JAN 2023 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 JAN 2023.

THE ALMANAC FOR 22 JAN 2023
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 22 of 365

Questions about January 22, 2023

What space photo was released on January 22, 2023?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 22, 2023 was "In Green Company: Aurora over Norway". 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 January 22, 2023?

A new moon, about 0% lit.

What day of the week was January 22, 2023?

January 22, 2023 was a Sunday, day 22 of the 365 days in 2023.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 22, 2023?

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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