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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

Total solar eclipse: the Moon blocks the Sun from Orion’s viewpoint

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:04:57 UTC (Apr 6, 9:04 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:29:57, with a Nikon Z 9 at 35 mm. Orion was 411,631 km (255,776 mi) from Earth and 10,069 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:04:57 UTC · Apr 6, 9:04 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:29:57

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 35 mm lens

From Earth

411,631 km · 255,776 mi

Above the Moon

10,069 km · 6,257 mi

Below Orion

3.6°S 123.0°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-9300 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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