Solar System Light Times

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.

MnemonicPlanetDistance From SunLight Time From SunDistance 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.

NOTE:
The above values are approximations based on average orbital distances from the sun.
The distance and time ranges are based on the distance the planets are from Earth depending on where they are in relation to the Earth in their respective orbits.


Distance From Sun

Sol/Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

Distance From Earth

Sol/Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

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