How far is Moon and Sun from Earth?

How far is Moon and Sun from Earth?

The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km. And the average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 149,597,887 km.

Is the Sun 150 km away?

As noted earlier, Earth’s average distance to the Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from the Sun. That’s 1 AU.

How long is the moon in KM?

Lunar distance
1 LD in …	… is equal to …
SI base unit	384399×103 m
Metric system	384399 km
English units	238854 mi

Lunar distance
1 LD in …	… is equal to …
SI base unit	384399×103 m
Metric system	384399 km
English units	238854 mi

Which is closer sun or moon?

Although the sun is 27 million times more massive than the moon, it is 390 times further away from the Earth than the moon.

How hot is the Moon?

Taking the Moon’s Temperature Daytime temperatures near the lunar equator reach a boiling 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120° C, 400 K), while nighttime temperatures get to a chilly -208 degrees Fahrenheit (-130° C, 140 K).

How hot is the Sun?

What is the hottest planet?

Venus’ thick atmosphere traps heat creating a runaway greenhouse effect – making it the hottest planet in our solar system with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead.

Do we see the sun 8 minutes later?

The Sun is about 150 million km away, so we see it as it was about 8 minutes ago. Even our nearest planetary neighbours, Venus and Mars, are tens of millions of kilometres away, so we see them as they were minutes ago.

How heavy is the sun?

How slow is the Moon?

The Moon orbits Earth at a speed of 2,288 miles per hour (3,683 kilometers per hour).

Where is the Moon closest to Earth?

On the other hand, when the Moon is at perigee (‘peri’ means ‘near’), the Moon is at its closest approach to the Earth. The distance between them is only 363 104 km (225 623 miles).

How many hours is moon?

The short answer is this: A day is the length of time between two noons or sunsets. That’s 24 hours on Earth, 708.7 hours (29.53 Earth days) on the Moon.

Is the Moon hot or cold?

Temperatures on the moon are very hot in the daytime, about 100 degrees C. At night, the lunar surface gets very cold, as cold as minus 173 degrees C. This wide variation is because Earth’s moon has no atmosphere to hold in heat at night or prevent the surface from getting so hot during the day.

What is bigger than Sun?

Jupiter’s mass is nearly times that of the Sun. Sirius, Pollux, Alpha Centauri A, UY Scuti etc. are some examples of stars bigger than the sun.

Is there any water on the Moon?

Hidden inside the minerals in the rocks are tiny quantities of chemicals such as zinc, potassium, copper, chromium and even water, which was also found to exist in small frozen deposits in meteorite impact craters on the lunar surface last year.

How far is the Moon from Earth today?

How far away is the Moon from the Earth? The average distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384 400 km (238 855 miles).

How long would it take to get to the Moon?

It takes about 3 days for a spacecraft to reach the Moon. During that time a spacecraft travels at least 240,000 miles (386,400 kilometers) which is the distance between Earth and the Moon. The specific distance depends on the specific path chosen.

How long would it take to get to the Moon from Earth?

Historically, most lunar missions have taken about three days to reach the moon, assuming the moon is at an ideal distance of 240,000 miles (386,243 kilometers) away. This means astronauts travel roughly 3,333 mph (5,364 kph) on their journey to the moon.

Where is the Moon closest to Earth?

Elliptical Orbit On average, the distance is about 382,900 kilometers (238,000 miles) from the Moon’s center to the center of Earth. The point on the Moon’s orbit closest to Earth is called the perigee and the point farthest away is the apogee.