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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:27 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:27:58 UTC (Apr 6, 9:27 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:52:58, with a Nikon D5 at 220 mm. Orion was 411,117 km (255,456 mi) from Earth and 11,190 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:27:58 UTC · Apr 6, 9:27 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:52:58

Camera

Nikon D5 · 220 mm lens

From Earth

411,117 km · 255,456 mi

Above the Moon

11,190 km · 6,953 mi

Below Orion

3.5°S 116.8°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-11867 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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