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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:05 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:05:34 UTC (Apr 6, 9:05 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:30:34, with a Nikon Z 9 at 35 mm. Orion was 411,610 km (255,763 mi) from Earth and 10,097 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:05:34 UTC · Apr 6, 9:05 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:30:34

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 35 mm lens

From Earth

411,610 km · 255,763 mi

Above the Moon

10,097 km · 6,274 mi

Below Orion

3.6°S 122.8°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-15971 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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