The sky on
your birthday.
“Circling the Sun” is copyrighted by Radoslav Zboran. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEarth's orbit around the Sun is not a perfect circle, it's an ellipse. Our planet reaches its closest point to the Sun, called perihelion, in early January. This year, it was about three million miles closer than at aphelion, the farthest point in July. The distance from the Sun does not determine the seasons, but rather the tilt of Earth's axis.
The Sun on 13 January 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 13 January 2024, 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 13 January 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 13 January 2024 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2012 Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2011 WISE Beholds a Pair of Dancing Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2005 Meandering Tracks on Husband See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2019 Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2025 Jetting into space See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 13 JAN 2024 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 13 JAN 2024.
Questions about January 13, 2024
What space photo was released on January 13, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 13, 2024 was "Circling the 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 January 13, 2024?
A waxing crescent moon, about 5% lit.
What day of the week was January 13, 2024?
January 13, 2024 was a Saturday, day 13 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 13, 2024?
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?
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