The sky on
your birthday.
“Stereo Jupiter near Opposition” is copyrighted by Marco Lorenzi. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteJupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is captured here in sharp detail from a rooftop telescope in Singapore. We see its distinct dark belts and light zones, which are atmospheric bands, along with several white oval storms. The Great Red Spot, a colossal storm larger than Earth, is also prominent, continuing its centuries-long swirl in Jupiter's southern hemisphere.
The Sun on 5 December 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 December 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 5 December 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 December 2024 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around VFTS 102: the fastest rotating massive star See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Layered Craters and Icy Plains See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Pluto Badlands See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 1998 Jupiter Great Red Spot See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion and Our Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 DEC 2024 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 DEC 2024.
Questions about December 5, 2024
What space photo was released on December 5, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 5, 2024 was "Stereo Jupiter near Opposition". 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 December 5, 2024?
A waxing crescent moon, about 20% lit.
What day of the week was December 5, 2024?
December 5, 2024 was a Thursday, day 340 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 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.
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