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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:06 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:06:34 UTC (Apr 6, 9:06 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:31:34, with a Nikon Z 9 at 35 mm. Orion was 411,585 km (255,747 mi) from Earth and 10,145 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:06:34 UTC · Apr 6, 9:06 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:31:34

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 35 mm lens

From Earth

411,585 km · 255,747 mi

Above the Moon

10,145 km · 6,304 mi

Below Orion

3.6°S 122.5°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-15996 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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