The sky on
your birthday.
Mystic Mountain Monster being Destroyed
Within the Carina Nebula, about 7,500 light-years away, a star is slowly destroying this pillar of gas and dust known as Mystic Mountain. The star itself is hidden by the opaque dust, but it ejects powerful beams of particles called Herbig-Haro jets. These jets carve out the mountain's structure, visible in this Hubble Space Telescope image.
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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 26 April 2026 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 April 2026 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2009 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2023 Voyager's RTG See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2000 ASTER Images San Francisco Bay Area See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2025 Oblique of view of the sun's glint beaming off Lake Superior See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2021 Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 APR 2026 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 APR 2026.
Questions about April 26, 2026
What space photo was released on April 26, 2026?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 26, 2026 was "Mystic Mountain Monster being Destroyed". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on April 26, 2026?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 70% lit.
What day of the week was April 26, 2026?
April 26, 2026 was a Sunday, day 116 of the 365 days in 2026.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 26, 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.
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