The following table shows the time it takes for light (and radio signals) to travel from the sun to each planet, and from Earth to each planet.
Mnemonic | Planet | Distance From Sun | Light Time From Sun | Distance From Earth (mi) | Light Time From Earth |
My |
Mercury |
0.387 AU |
00:03:13 |
56,981,911.53 – 128,929,708.47 |
00:05:06 – 00:11:32 |
Very |
Venus |
0.723 AU |
00:06:01 |
25,748,759.37 – 160,162,860.63 |
00:02:18 – 00:14:20 |
Educated |
Earth |
1.000 AU |
00:08:19 |
|
|
Mother |
Mars |
1.523 AU |
00:12:40 |
48,615,888.63 – 234,527,508.63 |
00:04:21 – 00:20:59 |
Just |
Jupiter |
5.203 AU |
00:43:16 |
390,693,269.43 – 576,604,889.43 |
00:34:57 – 00:51:35 |
Showed |
Saturn |
9.538 AU |
01:19:20 |
793,656,705.78 – 979,568,325.78 |
01:11:01 – 01:27:39 |
Us |
Uranus |
19.819 AU |
02:44:50 |
1,749,335,388.39 – 1,935,247,008.39 |
02:36:31 – 02:53:09 |
New |
Neptune |
30.058 AU |
04:09:59 |
2,701,109,926.98 – 2,887,021,546.98 |
04:01:40 – 04:18:18 |
Planets |
Pluto |
39.440 AU |
05:28:01 |
3,573,221,336.40 – 3,759,132,956.40 |
05:19:42 – 05:36:20 |
AU - Astronomical Unit.
mi - mile(s).
Times are in hh:mm:ss format.