How long it take sun light to reach all the planets?

Allowing that the speed of light is 186,000 mps, then:

  • Mercury (36) = 3 1/2 minutes
  • Venus (67.2) = 6 minutes
  • Earth (93)   = 8 1/2 minutes
  • Mars (141.7) = 13 minutes
  • Jupiter (484) = 43 minutes
  • Saturn (887)  = 1 hour, 19 minutes
  • Uranus (1785) = 2 hours
  • Neptune (2795)= 4 hours, 10 minutes
  • Pluto (3675)  = 6 1/2 hours


*number in () is the distance in millions of miles from the sun

*all times were rounded

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