BIRTHDAY · 15 AUG 2024

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Late Night Vallentuna” is copyrighted by Clear Skies. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Bright Mars and even brighter Jupiter were in conjunction above pine trees in Vallentuna, Sweden, on August 12. This post-midnight skyscape also records the glow of aurora borealis beaming from the left. A Perseid meteor, a dust grain from comet Swift-Tuttle, streaks across the upper right during the shower's peak.

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The Sun on 15 August 2024

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 15 August 2024, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 15 August 2024
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The Sun on 15 August 2024
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 15 AUG 2024 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 15 AUG 2024.

THE ALMANAC FOR 15 AUG 2024
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 80% lit
POSITION
Day 228 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 2 days ago

Questions about August 15, 2024

What space photo was released on August 15, 2024?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 15, 2024 was "Late Night Vallentuna". 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 August 15, 2024?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 80% lit.

What day of the week was August 15, 2024?

August 15, 2024 was a Thursday, day 228 of the 366 days in 2024.

Was there a meteor shower on August 15, 2024?

Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 2 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 15, 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.

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