The sky on
your birthday.
“Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano” is copyrighted by El Cielo de Canarias. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Moon appears large here because it's being photographed through a telescopic lens, setting behind Mount Teide in the Canary Islands. The people in the foreground are 16 kilometers away, watching the sunrise. The Earth's rotation makes the Moon appear to slowly disappear behind the volcano. This perspective makes a distant object seem much closer and larger.
The Sun on 11 May 2026
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 May 2026, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 11 May 2026 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 May 2026 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2015 Galactic onion See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2022 Gravity's Grin See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2010 Hokusai Paints a Wave of Rays See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2004 Red Rectangle overview image 1 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2023 An infrared view of the Lupus 3 region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 MAY 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 11 MAY 2026.
Questions about May 11, 2026
What space photo was released on May 11, 2026?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2026 was "Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano". 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 May 11, 2026?
A waning crescent moon, about 28% lit.
What day of the week was May 11, 2026?
May 11, 2026 was a Monday, day 131 of the 365 days in 2026.
Was there a meteor shower on May 11, 2026?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 11, 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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