The sky on
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“Shapley 1: An Annular Planetary Nebula” is copyrighted by Peter Bresseler; Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteShapley 1, also known as the Fine Ring Nebula, is a beautifully symmetric planetary nebula. It is the result of a star, similar in mass to our Sun, shedding its outer layers. Glowing oxygen from those expelled layers forms the circular halo, and the bright central point is a binary system: a white dwarf and a companion star.
The Sun on 4 March 2026
NASA SDO took this picture on 4 March 2026, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 4 March 2026 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 March 2026 · Atacama and the Andes See it as a poster -
Released on 4 March 2014 Hubble and Chandra composite of ESO 137-001 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 March 2010 ACS image of ESO 306-17 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 March 2013 Blue bursts of hot young stars See it as a poster -
Released on 4 March 2010 Cerro Armazones and Cerro Paranal in Chile See it as a poster -
Released on 4 March 2020 The amber hue hovering just above the Earth's limb is the atmospheric glow with the Milky Way's stars sparkling See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 MAR 2026 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 4 MAR 2026.
Questions about March 4, 2026
What space photo was released on March 4, 2026?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 4, 2026 was "Shapley 1: An Annular Planetary Nebula". 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 4, 2026?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was March 4, 2026?
March 4, 2026 was a Wednesday, day 63 of the 365 days in 2026.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 4, 2026?
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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