The sky on
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“Comet R3 PanSTARRS Behind Satellite Trails” is copyrighted by Uli Fehr. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteCan you find Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) through this web of satellite trails? The trails are due to a long camera exposure, over 10 minutes. To the eye, satellites appear as points of light, reflecting sunlight, that drift slowly across the night sky.
The Sun on 27 April 2026
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 April 2026, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 27 April 2026 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 April 2026 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2021 Image of the Centaurus A galaxy taken during the Test-Bed Telescope first light tests See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2020 Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2024 Sea ice swirls in the North Atlantic Ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2015 Aurora sequence See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2004 Spirit Travels See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 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 27 APR 2026.
Questions about April 27, 2026
What space photo was released on April 27, 2026?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 27, 2026 was "Comet R3 PanSTARRS Behind Satellite Trails". 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 April 27, 2026?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 79% lit.
What day of the week was April 27, 2026?
April 27, 2026 was a Monday, day 117 of the 365 days in 2026.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 27, 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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