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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:06 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:06:13 UTC (Apr 6, 9:06 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:31:13, with a Nikon Z 9 at 35 mm. Orion was 411,593 km (255,752 mi) from Earth and 10,129 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:06:13 UTC · Apr 6, 9:06 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:31:13

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 35 mm lens

From Earth

411,593 km · 255,752 mi

Above the Moon

10,129 km · 6,294 mi

Below Orion

3.6°S 122.6°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-15986 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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