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Artemis II · Earthset · April 6, 2026

Earthset at 22:59 UTC: Earth sinking behind the Moon

Taken April 6, 2026 at 22:59:59 UTC (Apr 6, 6:59 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 00:24:59, with a Nikon D5 at 80 mm. Orion was 413,144 km (256,716 mi) from Earth and 6,545 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 22:59:59 UTC · Apr 6, 6:59 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 00:24:59

Camera

Nikon D5 · 80 mm lens

From Earth

413,144 km · 256,716 mi

Above the Moon

6,545 km · 4,067 mi

Below Orion

2.6°S 179.9°W on the Moon

Chapter

Earthset — Behind the Moon, out of contact with home, they watch Earth slip below the lunar horizon.

NASA record

ART002-E-12613 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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