Which is closer to the Earth the Sun or Jupiter?

So Earth is getting a bit closer to the sun each day now. Jupiter is now getting closer to the sun – bit by bit, closer and closer – every earthly day. And Earth is getting closer to the sun – bit by bit, closer and closer – every day. Yet Earth’s change of distance (relative to the sun) is small compared to Jupiter’s.

Which is closer to the Earth 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.

Is the moon or Jupiter closer?

The moon is our nearest neighbor in space, and on this night, it will be 234,700 miles (377,700 kilometers) from Earth. Meanwhile, Jupiter is much farther away at a distance of 411.8 million miles (662.6 million km), while Saturn is even farther away at 895.2 million miles (1.44 billion km).

Which is closer to the earth?

Calculations and simulations confirm that on average, Mercury is the nearest planet to Earth—and to every other planet in the solar system.

How far is Jupiter from the moon?

Image by Ron Miller via The Atlantic. Illustration of Jupiter – our solar system’s largest planet – at the moon’s distance (about 240,000 miles; 386,000 km) by Ron Miller.

How close is Jupiter to Earth right now?

806,566,954 kilometers
Jupiter Distance from Earth The distance of Jupiter from Earth is currently 806,566,954 kilometers, equivalent to 5.391567 Astronomical Units.

Is Jupiter farther than the Moon?

The moon lies only about 1.3 light-seconds from Earth, while Jupiter lies well over 2,000 times farther away, at nearly 49 light-minutes. For reference, one light-second = 186,242 miles (299,792 km). Look for Miller’s representation of Jupiter at the moon’s distance, below.

What is the distance between Earth and moon?

238,900 mi
Moon/Distance to Earth

Is Jupiter farther than the moon?

How far are Jupiter’s moons from Jupiter?

The Moons of Jupiter

Is Mars or Jupiter closer to Earth?

During their orbits, Earth and Mars can get as close as about 55 million kilometers. Just for comparison, Mars only gets within 490 million km of Jupiter at its closest. So Mars is always closer to Earth, and the rest of the inner planets, than it is to Jupiter.