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NASA EPIC · a million miles away

5 November 2026

12 pictures of the whole sunlit side of the planet, in the order they were taken (times in India).

The Earth seen from space at 05:33 IST05:33 ISTThe Pacific Ocean
The planet turns as the day goes by — each picture loads when it is shown.

Pictures: NASA EPIC Team, DSCOVR satellite (public domain) · epic.gsfc.nasa.gov