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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 00:52 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 00:52:19 UTC (Apr 6, 8:52 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:17:19, with a Nikon Z 9 at 35 mm. Orion was 411,882 km (255,932 mi) from Earth and 9,488 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 00:52:19 UTC · Apr 6, 8:52 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:17:19

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 35 mm lens

From Earth

411,882 km · 255,932 mi

Above the Moon

9,488 km · 5,896 mi

Below Orion

3.6°S 126.8°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-15921 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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