Natural Satellite
The Moon
The Moon is currently about 384,400 kilometres from Earth, or 0.003 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 1 seconds out. It is 1.008 astronomical units from the Sun.
Earth’s only natural satellite, orbiting at an average distance of 384,400 km. The next frontier for sustained human presence and the target of the Artemis program.
Multiple landers and orbiters are active as international programs converge on the lunar south pole.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 384,400 km (0.003 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 150,772,723 km (1.008 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 1 seconds
The body
- Mean radius
- 1,737 km
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Orbit
- 27.3 days
- Gravity
- 0.166 g
- Orbital radius
- 384,400 km
- Orbital period
- 27 days