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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute The Sun ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

Time: : UTC

How Far is The Sun from Earth?

The distance of The Sun from Earth is currently 147,591,316 kilometers, equivalent to 0.986587 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8 minutes and 12.3116 seconds to travel from The Sun and arrive to us.

147,591,316
0.986587
8 minutes and 12.3116 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of The Sun from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Distance of The Sun from Earth between January 2013 and December 2100

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Sun from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of The Sun to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of The Sun to Earth happens on Sun Jan 5 2020 at a distance of 0.98324386 Astronomical Units, or 147,091,188 kilometers:

Sun Jan 5 2020
147,091,188
0.983244

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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