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May 3 birthday space photos

Born on May 3? Here is the space photo NASA or ESA released on May 3 in every year since 1995. Find your year and open its card to share it or print it.

31 years of photos May 3 birthdays fall under Taurus.
SB-2026-05-03
RARE · HOLO
Trifid Pillars and Jets
SKYBORN
Trifid Pillars and Jets
NASA APOD
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2026 · Sunday · Full moon
SB-2025-05-03
UNCOMMON
Titan: Moon over Saturn
SKYBORN
Titan: Moon over Saturn
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2025 · Saturday · First quarter
SB-2024-05-03
UNCOMMON
Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP-43b
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Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP-43b
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2024 · Friday · Waning crescent
SB-2023-05-03
COMMON
The Sun on 3 May 2023
SKYBORN
The Sun on 3 May 2023
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2023 · Wednesday · Full moon
SB-2022-05-03
COMMON
The Sun on 3 May 2022
SKYBORN
The Sun on 3 May 2022
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2022 · Tuesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2021-05-03
RARE · HOLO
Our Giant Universe
SKYBORN
Our Giant Universe
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
SKYBORN.APP

2021 · Monday · Last quarter
SB-2020-05-03
UNCOMMON
A Message from Earth
SKYBORN
A Message from Earth
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2020 · Sunday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2019-05-03
COMMON
The Sun on 3 May 2019
SKYBORN
The Sun on 3 May 2019
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2019 · Friday · New moon
SB-2018-05-03
COMMON
The Sun on 3 May 2018
SKYBORN
The Sun on 3 May 2018
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2018 · Thursday · Waning gibbous
SB-2017-05-03
COMMON
The Sun on 3 May 2017
SKYBORN
The Sun on 3 May 2017
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2017 · Wednesday · First quarter
SB-2016-05-03
COMMON
The Sun on 3 May 2016
SKYBORN
The Sun on 3 May 2016
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2016 · Tuesday · Waning crescent
SB-2015-05-03 ©
UNCOMMON
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
SKYBORN
Moonrise Through Mauna Kea's Shadow
NASA APOD · Michael Connelley (U. Hawaii)
SKYBORN.APP

2015 · Sunday · Full moon
SB-2014-05-03 ©
RARE · HOLO
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
SKYBORN
T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula
NASA APOD · Bill Snyder
SKYBORN.APP

2014 · Saturday · Waxing crescent
SB-2013-05-03
RARE · HOLO
Horsehead: A Wider View
SKYBORN
Horsehead: A Wider View
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2013 · Friday · Last quarter
SB-2012-05-03
UNCOMMON
M106 Close Up
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M106 Close Up
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2012 · Thursday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2011-05-03
UNCOMMON
Globular Cluster M15 from Hubble
SKYBORN
Globular Cluster M15 from Hubble
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2011 · Tuesday · New moon
SB-2010-05-03
MYTHIC
The dusty beauty of NGC 2082
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The dusty beauty of NGC 2082
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
SKYBORN.APP

2010 · Monday · Waning gibbous
SB-2009-05-03
RARE · HOLO
NGC 2392 Nebula from Hubble
SKYBORN
NGC 2392 Nebula from Hubble
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2009 · Sunday · First quarter
SB-2008-05-03
COMMON
The Earth on 3 May 2008 · Empty Quarter, Arabia
SKYBORN
The Earth on 3 May 2008 · Empty Quarter, Arabia
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2008 · Saturday · Waning crescent
SB-2007-05-03
COMMON
The Earth on 3 May 2007 · Pilbara, Western Australia
SKYBORN
The Earth on 3 May 2007 · Pilbara, Western Australia
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2007 · Thursday · Full moon
SB-2006-05-03
UNCOMMON
Saturn in Blue and Gold
SKYBORN
Saturn in Blue and Gold
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2006 · Wednesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2005-05-03
COMMON
The Earth on 3 May 2005 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
SKYBORN
The Earth on 3 May 2005 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2005 · Tuesday · Waning crescent
SB-2004-05-03
COMMON
The Earth on 3 May 2004 · Persian Gulf
SKYBORN
The Earth on 3 May 2004 · Persian Gulf
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2004 · Monday · Full moon
SB-2003-05-03
MYTHIC
Denizen of the Tarantula Nebula
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Denizen of the Tarantula Nebula
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2003 · Saturday · Waxing crescent
SB-2002-05-03
RARE · HOLO
Cone Nebula Close-Up
SKYBORN
Cone Nebula Close-Up
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2002 · Friday · Last quarter
SB-2001-05-03
UNCOMMON
Far Side of the Sun
SKYBORN
Far Side of the Sun
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2001 · Thursday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2000-05-03
COMMON
BOOMERANG Images The Early Universe
SKYBORN
BOOMERANG Images The Early Universe
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2000 · Wednesday · New moon
SB-1999-05-03
MYTHIC
Loop I in the Northern Sky
SKYBORN
Loop I in the Northern Sky
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1999 · Monday · Waning gibbous
SB-1998-05-03
UNCOMMON
Standing on the Moon
SKYBORN
Standing on the Moon
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1998 · Sunday · First quarter
SB-1997-05-03
UNCOMMON
Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images Credit:
SKYBORN
Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images Credit:
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1997 · Saturday · Waning crescent
SB-1996-05-03 ©
RARE · HOLO
© PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT · NOT SHOWN
SKYBORN
The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross
NASA APOD · Greg Bock, Courtesy Southern Astronomical Society
SKYBORN.APP

1996 · Friday · Full moon

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The Sun on May 3

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographs the Sun every few seconds. Here is one frame from May 3 in each year since 2010.

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The Earth on May 3

NASA satellites photograph the whole planet every day. Here is the view from orbit on May 3 in each year since 2000.

The Earth on 3 May 2008 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2008 The Earth on 3 May 2007 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2007 The Earth on 3 May 2006 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania 2006 The Earth on 3 May 2005 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania 2005 The Earth on 3 May 2004 · Persian Gulf 2004 The Earth on 3 May 2003 · Madagascar 2003 The Earth on 3 May 2002 · Lake Eyre, Australia 2002 The Earth on 3 May 2001 · Red Sea 2001 The Earth on 3 May 2000 · Great Lakes 2000