The sky on
your birthday.
Messier 87
Messier 87, an enormous elliptical galaxy, is about 50 million light-years away and contains trillions of stars. It is the central galaxy of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this view, showing an energetic jet of particles stretching 5,000 light-years from M87's core.
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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 20 February 2025 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 February 2025 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 20 February 2013 The Lobster Nebula seen with ESO’s VISTA telescope See it as a poster -
Released on 20 February 2026 The stellar lifecycle in a nearby spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 20 February 2017 Astronomical cooperation See it as a poster -
Released on 20 February 2017 ALMA’s hole in the Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 20 February 2017 A CLASH of galaxies See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 FEB 2025 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 FEB 2025.
Questions about February 20, 2025
What space photo was released on February 20, 2025?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 20, 2025 was "Messier 87". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on February 20, 2025?
A last quarter moon, about 49% lit.
What day of the week was February 20, 2025?
February 20, 2025 was a Thursday, day 51 of the 365 days in 2025.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 20, 2025?
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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