How Far Away is The Sun from Earth?
The distance of The Sun from Earth is currently 152,048,203 kilometers, equivalent to 1.016379 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8 minutes and 27.1782 seconds to travel from The Sun and arrive to us.
Additional Resources on TheSkyLive
- The Sun: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
- Sunspots Activity: Recent image of the Sun's photosphere.
- Solar Eclipses: Extensive information about future and past solar eclipses.
- Where is the Sun?: Key information on where to find the Sun in the sky.
- Distance of the Sun from Earth: Find out how far the Sun is from Earth right now.
- How Bright is the Sun?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
- Rise and Set Times: Rise and set times of the Sun from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: Planetarium-style interactive visualization of the Sun's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: High precision real time tracker of the Sun's position using deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days the Sun's computed ephemeris.