The sky on
your birthday.
“Comet at Moonrise” is copyrighted by Gabriel Zaparolli. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan, ATLAS) is a new visitor from the distant Oort cloud. It reached its closest point to the Sun in late September and will pass closest to Earth in mid-October. This image, taken as the comet rose before dawn, shows its bright coma and a long, developing tail. Comets like A3 carry pristine material from the early Solar System.
The Sun on 4 October 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 4 October 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 4 October 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 October 2024 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2024 Westerlund 1 (wide-field view) See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2010 Star formation fireworks in Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2021 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2005 NASA Space Observatories Glimpse Faint Afterglow of Nearby Stellar Explosion See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2021 A Dangerous Dance See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 OCT 2024 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 4 OCT 2024.
Questions about October 4, 2024
What space photo was released on October 4, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 4, 2024 was "Comet at Moonrise". 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 4, 2024?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was October 4, 2024?
October 4, 2024 was a Friday, day 278 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 4, 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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