Cosmic Scale
The Sun vs The Moon: size comparison
The Sun is about 400 times wider than The Moon: 1,391,000 km across against 3,475 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| The Sun | The Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 1,391,000 km | 3,475 km |
| Mass | 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg | 7.34 × 10²² kg |
| Light crosses it in | 4.64 seconds | 0.01 seconds |
- The Sun has about 64 million times the volume of The Moon.
- The Sun is about 27 million times more massive than The Moon.
- Light takes 4.64 seconds to cross The Sun, and 0.01 seconds to cross The Moon.
The Sun: Holds 99.86% of all the mass in the Solar System.
The Moon: It drifts about 3.8 cm farther from Earth every year.