The sky on
your birthday.
“Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun” is copyrighted by Doyle and Shannon Slifer. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis striking image captures several objects in front of the Sun. An airplane is visible just below the center, caught by chance. Clouds in Earth's atmosphere create horizontal streaks, while the Moon appears as a large dark bite on the upper right during a partial solar eclipse. Just below the Sun's surface, sunspots are visible, including the historically large AR 2192 group from 2014.
The Sun on 8 October 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 October 2023, 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 8 October 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 October 2023 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2017 Dark Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2026 FRB 20240304B (NIRCam clean image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2024 Hurricane Milton is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2024 A wispy aurora australis streams over the Earth See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2024 The aurora australis streams over the Earth See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 OCT 2023 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 OCT 2023.
Questions about October 8, 2023
What space photo was released on October 8, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 8, 2023 was "Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun". 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 October 8, 2023?
A last quarter moon, about 38% lit.
What day of the week was October 8, 2023?
October 8, 2023 was a Sunday, day 281 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 8, 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.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.