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December 31 birthday space photos

Born on December 31? Here is the space photo NASA or ESA released on December 31 in every year since 1995. Find your year and open its card to share it or print it.

31 years of photos December 31 birthdays fall under Capricorn.
SB-2025-12-31
COMMON
The Sun on 31 December 2025
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The Sun on 31 December 2025
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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2025 · Wednesday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2024-12-31
UNCOMMON
The Twisted Disk of NGC 4753
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The Twisted Disk of NGC 4753
NASA APOD
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2024 · Tuesday · New moon
SB-2023-12-31
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Illustris: A Simulation of the Universe
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Illustris: A Simulation of the Universe
NASA APOD
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2023 · Sunday · Waning gibbous
SB-2022-12-31
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Moon over Makemake
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Moon over Makemake
NASA APOD
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2022 · Saturday · First quarter
SB-2021-12-31
COMMON
The Sun on 31 December 2021
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The Sun on 31 December 2021
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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2021 · Friday · Waning crescent
SB-2020-12-31
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The Sun on 31 December 2020
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The Sun on 31 December 2020
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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2020 · Thursday · Full moon
SB-2019-12-31
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The Sun on 31 December 2019
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The Sun on 31 December 2019
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2019 · Tuesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2018-12-31
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The Sun on 31 December 2018
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The Sun on 31 December 2018
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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2018 · Monday · Last quarter
SB-2017-12-31
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To Fly Free in Space
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To Fly Free in Space
NASA APOD
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2017 · Sunday · Full moon
SB-2016-12-31
RARE · HOLO
Infrared Trifid
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Infrared Trifid
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2016 · Saturday · Waxing crescent
SB-2015-12-31
COMMON
The Sun on 31 December 2015
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The Sun on 31 December 2015
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2015 · Thursday · Waning gibbous
SB-2014-12-31
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The Sun on 31 December 2014
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The Sun on 31 December 2014
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2014 · Wednesday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2013-12-31
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The Sun on 31 December 2013
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The Sun on 31 December 2013
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2013 · Tuesday · New moon
SB-2012-12-31
UNCOMMON
Saturn's Rings from the Dark Side
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Saturn's Rings from the Dark Side
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2012 · Monday · Waning gibbous
SB-2011-12-31
RARE · HOLO
Comet Lovejoy and the ISS
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Comet Lovejoy and the ISS
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2011 · Saturday · First quarter
SB-2010-12-31
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The Sun on 31 December 2010
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The Sun on 31 December 2010
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2010 · Friday · Waning crescent
SB-2009-12-31
RARE · HOLO
Dust and the Helix Nebula
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Dust and the Helix Nebula
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2009 · Thursday · Full moon
SB-2008-12-31
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The Earth on 31 December 2008 · Bahamas
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The Earth on 31 December 2008 · Bahamas
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
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2008 · Wednesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2007-12-31
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The Earth on 31 December 2007 · Empty Quarter, Arabia
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The Earth on 31 December 2007 · Empty Quarter, Arabia
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
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2007 · Monday · Last quarter
SB-2006-12-31
UNCOMMON
A Year of Extraterrestrial Fountains and Flows
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A Year of Extraterrestrial Fountains and Flows
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2006 · Sunday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2005-12-31
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A Year at Saturn
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A Year at Saturn
NASA APOD
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2005 · Saturday · New moon
SB-2004-12-31
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A Year of Mars Roving
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A Year of Mars Roving
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2004 · Friday · Waning gibbous
SB-2003-12-31
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The cluster RDCS1252.9-2927 (detail)
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The cluster RDCS1252.9-2927 (detail)
ESA / HUBBLE
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2003 · Wednesday · First quarter
SB-2002-12-31
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A Year of Assessing Astronomical Hazards
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A Year of Assessing Astronomical Hazards
NASA APOD
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2002 · Tuesday · Waning crescent
SB-2001-12-31
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A Year of Dark Cosmology
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A Year of Dark Cosmology
NASA APOD
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2001 · Monday · Full moon
SB-2000-12-31
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The Millennium that Defined Earth
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The Millennium that Defined Earth
NASA APOD
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2000 · Sunday · Waxing crescent
SB-1999-12-31
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The Millennium that Defined Earth
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The Millennium that Defined Earth
NASA APOD
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1999 · Friday · Last quarter
SB-1998-12-31
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The Year of Distant Supernovae
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The Year of Distant Supernovae
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1998 · Thursday · Waxing gibbous
SB-1997-12-31
RARE · HOLO
NGC 5307: A Symmetric Planetary Nebula
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NGC 5307: A Symmetric Planetary Nebula
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1997 · Wednesday · Waxing crescent
SB-1996-12-31
UNCOMMON
Io Rotating
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Io Rotating
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1996 · Tuesday · Last quarter
SB-1995-12-31
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The X-ray Sources of M31
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The X-ray Sources of M31
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1995 · Sunday · Waxing gibbous

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The Sun on December 31

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographs the Sun every few seconds. Here is one frame from December 31 in each year since 2010.

The Sun on 31 December 2025 2025 The Sun on 31 December 2024 2024 The Sun on 31 December 2023 2023 The Sun on 31 December 2022 2022 The Sun on 31 December 2021 2021 The Sun on 31 December 2020 2020 The Sun on 31 December 2019 2019 The Sun on 31 December 2018 2018 The Sun on 31 December 2017 2017 The Sun on 31 December 2016 2016 The Sun on 31 December 2015 2015 The Sun on 31 December 2014 2014 The Sun on 31 December 2013 2013 The Sun on 31 December 2012 2012 The Sun on 31 December 2011 2011 The Sun on 31 December 2010 2010

The Earth on December 31

NASA satellites photograph the whole planet every day. Here is the view from orbit on December 31 in each year since 2000.

The Earth on 31 December 2025 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2025 The Earth on 31 December 2024 · Sahara, Algeria 2024 The Earth on 31 December 2023 · Sahara, Algeria 2023 The Earth on 31 December 2021 · Bahamas 2021 The Earth on 31 December 2020 · Sahara, Algeria 2020 The Earth on 31 December 2019 · Italy and the Adriatic 2019 The Earth on 31 December 2018 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2018 The Earth on 31 December 2017 · Bahamas 2017 The Earth on 31 December 2016 · Bahamas 2016 The Earth on 31 December 2015 · Bahamas 2015 The Earth on 31 December 2014 · Atacama and the Andes 2014 The Earth on 31 December 2013 · Madagascar 2013 The Earth on 31 December 2012 · Atacama and the Andes 2012 The Earth on 31 December 2011 · Namib Desert 2011 The Earth on 31 December 2010 · Red Sea 2010 The Earth on 31 December 2009 · Lake Eyre, Australia 2009 The Earth on 31 December 2008 · Bahamas 2008 The Earth on 31 December 2007 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2007 The Earth on 31 December 2006 · Bahamas 2006 The Earth on 31 December 2005 · Himalaya and Tibet 2005 The Earth on 31 December 2004 · Persian Gulf 2004 The Earth on 31 December 2003 · Sahara, Algeria 2003 The Earth on 31 December 2002 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2002 The Earth on 31 December 2001 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania 2001 The Earth on 31 December 2000 · Sahara, Algeria 2000