How Far Away is The Sun from Earth?
The distance of The Sun from Earth is currently 151,744,551 kilometers, equivalent to 1.014350 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8 minutes and 26.1653 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 locating The Sun in the sky.
- Distance 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: The Sun's rise and set times from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: planetarium-style interactive visualization of The Sun's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: high precision position tracker with deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days The Sun's computed ephemeris.