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February 16 birthday space photos

Born on February 16? Here is the space photo NASA or ESA released on February 16 in every year since 1995. Find your year and open its card to share it or print it.

31 years of photos February 16 birthdays fall under Aquarius.
SB-2026-02-16
COMMON
Unexplained Shocks Around a White Dwarf Star
SKYBORN
Unexplained Shocks Around a White Dwarf Star
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2026 · Monday · New moon
SB-2025-02-16
UNCOMMON
Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter
SKYBORN
Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2025 · Sunday · Waning gibbous
SB-2024-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2024
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2024
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2024 · Friday · First quarter
SB-2023-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2023
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2023
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2023 · Thursday · Waning crescent
SB-2022-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2022
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2022
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2022 · Wednesday · Full moon
SB-2021-02-16
UNCOMMON
Perseverance: Seven Minutes to Mars
SKYBORN
Perseverance: Seven Minutes to Mars
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2021 · Tuesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2020-02-16
RARE · HOLO
NGC 2392: Double-Shelled Planetary Nebula
SKYBORN
NGC 2392: Double-Shelled Planetary Nebula
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2020 · Sunday · Last quarter
SB-2019-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2019
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2019
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2019 · Saturday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2018-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2018
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2018
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2018 · Friday · New moon
SB-2017-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2017
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2017
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2017 · Thursday · Waning gibbous
SB-2016-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2016
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2016
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2016 · Tuesday · First quarter
SB-2015-02-16
UNCOMMON
M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center
SKYBORN
M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2015 · Monday · Waning crescent
SB-2014-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2014
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2014
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2014 · Sunday · Full moon
SB-2013-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2013
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2013
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2013 · Saturday · First quarter
SB-2012-02-16
COMMON
The Sun on 16 February 2012
SKYBORN
The Sun on 16 February 2012
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2012 · Thursday · Last quarter
SB-2011-02-16
RARE · HOLO
Comet Tempel 1 from Stardust-NeXT Spacecraft
SKYBORN
Comet Tempel 1 from Stardust-NeXT Spacecraft
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2011 · Wednesday · Full moon
SB-2010-02-16
UNCOMMON
LMC snapped by the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
SKYBORN
LMC snapped by the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
ESO
SKYBORN.APP

2010 · Tuesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2009-02-16
RARE · HOLO
The Great Carina Nebula
SKYBORN
The Great Carina Nebula
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2009 · Monday · Last quarter
SB-2008-02-16
COMMON
The Earth on 16 February 2008 · Atacama and the Andes
SKYBORN
The Earth on 16 February 2008 · Atacama and the Andes
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2008 · Saturday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2007-02-16
COMMON
The Earth on 16 February 2007 · Empty Quarter, Arabia
SKYBORN
The Earth on 16 February 2007 · Empty Quarter, Arabia
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2007 · Friday · New moon
SB-2006-02-16
COMMON
The Earth on 16 February 2006 · Atacama and the Andes
SKYBORN
The Earth on 16 February 2006 · Atacama and the Andes
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2006 · Thursday · Waning gibbous
SB-2005-02-16
RARE · HOLO
Saturn's dynamic aurorae 1 (Jan 24, 2004)
SKYBORN
Saturn's dynamic aurorae 1 (Jan 24, 2004)
ESA / HUBBLE
SKYBORN.APP

2005 · Wednesday · First quarter
SB-2004-02-16
UNCOMMON
A Patch of Spherules on Mars
SKYBORN
A Patch of Spherules on Mars
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2004 · Monday · Waning crescent
SB-2003-02-16
UNCOMMON
Southwest Mercury
SKYBORN
Southwest Mercury
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2003 · Sunday · Full moon
SB-2002-02-16
COMMON
Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso
SKYBORN
Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2002 · Saturday · Waxing crescent
SB-2001-02-16
RARE · HOLO
Star Forming Region Hubble-X
SKYBORN
Star Forming Region Hubble-X
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2001 · Friday · Last quarter
SB-2000-02-16
MYTHIC
The Glowing Gas Ring around Supernova 1987A
SKYBORN
The Glowing Gas Ring around Supernova 1987A
ESA / HUBBLE
SKYBORN.APP

2000 · Wednesday · Waxing gibbous
SB-1999-02-16
UNCOMMON
The Large and Small of M87
SKYBORN
The Large and Small of M87
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1999 · Tuesday · New moon
SB-1998-02-16
UNCOMMON
Sagittarius Dwarf to Collide with Milky Way
SKYBORN
Sagittarius Dwarf to Collide with Milky Way
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1998 · Monday · Waning gibbous
SB-1997-02-16
MYTHIC
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse Credit:
SKYBORN
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse Credit:
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1997 · Sunday · First quarter
SB-1996-02-16
RARE · HOLO
Asymmetries in the coma of comet Hyakutake
SKYBORN
Asymmetries in the coma of comet Hyakutake
ESO
SKYBORN.APP

1996 · Friday · Waning crescent

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The Sun on February 16

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographs the Sun every few seconds. Here is one frame from February 16 in each year since 2010.

The Sun on 16 February 2026 2026 The Sun on 16 February 2025 2025 The Sun on 16 February 2024 2024 The Sun on 16 February 2023 2023 The Sun on 16 February 2022 2022 The Sun on 16 February 2021 2021 The Sun on 16 February 2020 2020 The Sun on 16 February 2019 2019 The Sun on 16 February 2018 2018 The Sun on 16 February 2017 2017 The Sun on 16 February 2016 2016 The Sun on 16 February 2015 2015 The Sun on 16 February 2014 2014 The Sun on 16 February 2013 2013 The Sun on 16 February 2012 2012 The Sun on 16 February 2011 2011

The Earth on February 16

NASA satellites photograph the whole planet every day. Here is the view from orbit on February 16 in each year since 2000.

The Earth on 16 February 2026 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2026 The Earth on 16 February 2025 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2025 The Earth on 16 February 2024 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2024 The Earth on 16 February 2023 · Bahamas 2023 The Earth on 16 February 2022 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2022 The Earth on 16 February 2021 · Namib Desert 2021 The Earth on 16 February 2020 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2020 The Earth on 16 February 2019 · Bahamas 2019 The Earth on 16 February 2018 · Sahara, Algeria 2018 The Earth on 16 February 2017 · Lake Eyre, Australia 2017 The Earth on 16 February 2016 · Persian Gulf 2016 The Earth on 16 February 2015 · Gobi Desert 2015 The Earth on 16 February 2014 · Red Sea 2014 The Earth on 16 February 2013 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2013 The Earth on 16 February 2012 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2012 The Earth on 16 February 2011 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2011 The Earth on 16 February 2010 · Lake Eyre, Australia 2010 The Earth on 16 February 2009 · Red Sea 2009 The Earth on 16 February 2008 · Atacama and the Andes 2008 The Earth on 16 February 2007 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2007 The Earth on 16 February 2006 · Atacama and the Andes 2006 The Earth on 16 February 2005 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania 2005 The Earth on 16 February 2004 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania 2004 The Earth on 16 February 2003 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2003 The Earth on 16 February 2002 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2002 The Earth on 16 February 2001 · Bahamas 2001