The sky on
your birthday.
“Mostly Perseids” is copyrighted by Klaus Pillwatsch. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMeteors from the annual Perseid shower streak across the predawn sky. Their trails appear to converge on a radiant point in the constellation Perseus. These meteors are dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle, burning up as they enter Earth's atmosphere.
The Sun on 21 August 2025
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 August 2025, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 21 August 2025 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 August 2025 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (NIRCam image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (MIRI image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Hubble’s view of the Ring Nebula (2013 image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2017 2017 Total Solar Eclipse See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 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 21 AUG 2025.
Questions about August 21, 2025
What space photo was released on August 21, 2025?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 21, 2025 was "Mostly Perseids". 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 21, 2025?
A waning crescent moon, about 7% lit.
What day of the week was August 21, 2025?
August 21, 2025 was a Thursday, day 233 of the 365 days in 2025.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 21, 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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