BIRTHDAY · 18 AUG 2025

The sky on
your birthday.

Noteworthy nearby spiral

ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
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CC BY 4.0 ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST team (CC BY 4.0)

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Noteworthy nearby spiral
2025-08-18 · ♌
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Noteworthy nearby spiral
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO

In tropical astrology, 18 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 18 AUG 2025.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 AUG 2025
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning crescent, 30% lit
POSITION
Day 230 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 5 days ago

Questions about August 18, 2025

What space photo was released on August 18, 2025?

"Noteworthy nearby spiral", from the Hubble Space Telescope, released by ESA on August 18, 2025.

What was the Moon's phase on August 18, 2025?

A waning crescent moon, about 30% lit.

What day of the week was August 18, 2025?

August 18, 2025 was a Monday, day 230 of the 365 days in 2025.

Was there a meteor shower on August 18, 2025?

Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 5 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 18, 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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