The sky on
your birthday.
“Seven Sisters versus California” is copyrighted by Todd Anderson. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn the right, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, glow blue with reflected starlight. This open cluster, also known as M45, contains over 3,000 stars and is about 400 light years away. On the left, the California Nebula, NGC 1499, shines red from hydrogen emission. It is a large molecular cloud, roughly 1,000 light years from us.
The Sun on 5 March 2025
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 March 2025, 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 March 2025 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 March 2025 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2015 Galaxy cluster MACS j1149.5+223 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2018 Galaxy full of cosmic lighthouses See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2025 An atmospheric glow blankets Earth's horizon as city lights outline the northwestern coast of the United States See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2025 City lights dot the Canadian landscape underneath an aurora See it as a poster -
Released on 5 March 2026 Iquique, Chile, at the base of a steep coastal slope just west of the Atacama Desert See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 MAR 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 5 MAR 2025.
Questions about March 5, 2025
What space photo was released on March 5, 2025?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 5, 2025 was "Seven Sisters versus California". 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 March 5, 2025?
A first quarter moon, about 33% lit.
What day of the week was March 5, 2025?
March 5, 2025 was a Wednesday, day 64 of the 365 days in 2025.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 5, 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.
Is it free?
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