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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:01 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:01:17 UTC (Apr 6, 9:01 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:26:17, with a Nikon D5 at 80 mm. Orion was 411,707 km (255,823 mi) from Earth and 9,897 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:01:17 UTC · Apr 6, 9:01 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:26:17

Camera

Nikon D5 · 80 mm lens

From Earth

411,707 km · 255,823 mi

Above the Moon

9,897 km · 6,150 mi

Below Orion

3.6°S 124.1°E on the Moon

Chapter

Eclipse — The Sun disappears behind the Moon. The corona blooms around a black disk.

NASA record

ART002-E-11584 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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