The sky on
your birthday.
“NGC 247 and Friends” is copyrighted by Eric Benson. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 247, a spiral galaxy smaller than the Milky Way, is about 70,000 light-years across and 11 million light-years distant. Tilted nearly edge-on, it dominates this view in the constellation Cetus. Its pronounced void on one side gives it the popular name, the Needle's Eye galaxy.
The Sun on 5 September 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 September 2024, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 5 September 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 September 2024 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2000 Mars Pathfinder Filled See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2012 NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the centre of Messier 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2012 The globular star cluster Messier 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the globular star cluster Messier 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2017 Hurricane Irma See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 SEP 2024 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 SEP 2024.
Questions about September 5, 2024
What space photo was released on September 5, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 5, 2024 was "NGC 247 and Friends". 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 September 5, 2024?
A waxing crescent moon, about 4% lit.
What day of the week was September 5, 2024?
September 5, 2024 was a Thursday, day 249 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 5, 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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