BIRTHDAY · 18 JUL 2023

The sky on
your birthday.

NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Milky Way above La Palma Observatory” is copyrighted by Marcin Rosadziński. 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 captures the Milky Way over the La Palma Observatory in the Canary Islands. Telescopes here, and around the world, are used to study everything from the early universe to potentially habitable exoplanets. They also help track asteroids and monitor stars, including our own Sun.

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The Sun on 18 July 2023

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 18 July 2023, the day itself, not a release date.

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COMMON
The Sun on 18 July 2023
2023-07-18 · ♋
SKYBORN
The Sun on 18 July 2023
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 18 JUL 2023 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 JUL 2023.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 JUL 2023
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 199 of 365

Questions about July 18, 2023

What space photo was released on July 18, 2023?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 18, 2023 was "Milky Way above La Palma Observatory". 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 July 18, 2023?

A new moon, about 0% lit.

What day of the week was July 18, 2023?

July 18, 2023 was a Tuesday, day 199 of the 365 days in 2023.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 18, 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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