The sky on
your birthday.
“Fireflies, Meteors, and Milky Way” is copyrighted by Daniel Korona. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image captures a northern summer night, with the Milky Way arching overhead. Streaks of light from fireflies cross the foreground. The bright lines in the upper left are Delta Aquariid meteors, from an annual shower that shares August nights with the Perseids.
The Sun on 2 August 2025
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 August 2025, 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 2 August 2025 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 August 2025 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2021 Portrait of a Swirling Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2022 Cartwheel Galaxy (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2023 M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2026 Typhoon Dolphin is pictured as a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2021 The aurora australis streams across the Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 AUG 2025 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 AUG 2025.
Questions about August 2, 2025
What space photo was released on August 2, 2025?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 2, 2025 was "Fireflies, Meteors, and Milky Way". 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 August 2, 2025?
A first quarter moon, about 57% lit.
What day of the week was August 2, 2025?
August 2, 2025 was a Saturday, day 214 of the 365 days in 2025.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 2, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.