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Artemis II · Earthset · April 6, 2026

Earthset at 23:21 UTC: Earth sinking behind the Moon

Taken April 6, 2026 at 23:21:43 UTC (Apr 6, 7:21 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 00:46:43, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 413,107 km (256,693 mi) from Earth and 6,669 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 23:21:43 UTC · Apr 6, 7:21 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 00:46:43

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

413,107 km · 256,693 mi

Above the Moon

6,669 km · 4,144 mi

Below Orion

3.1°S 167.5°E 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-24904 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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