Cosmic Scale
The Sun vs Earth: size comparison
The Sun is about 109 times wider than Earth: 1,391,000 km across against 12,740 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| The Sun | Earth | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 1,391,000 km | 12,740 km |
| Mass | 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg | 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 4.64 seconds | 0.04 seconds |
- The Sun has about 1.3 million times the volume of Earth.
- The Sun is about 333,000 times more massive than Earth.
- Light takes 4.64 seconds to cross The Sun, and 0.04 seconds to cross Earth.
The Sun: Holds 99.86% of all the mass in the Solar System.
Earth: The only known world with life — and liquid oceans on its surface.