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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:27 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:27:21 UTC (Apr 6, 9:27 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:52:21, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 411,138 km (255,469 mi) from Earth and 11,158 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:27:21 UTC · Apr 6, 9:27 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:52:21

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

411,138 km · 255,469 mi

Above the Moon

11,158 km · 6,933 mi

Below Orion

3.5°S 117.0°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-11813 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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