Light Travel Time / Distance
Convert between distance and travel time at the speed of light (c = 299,792.458 km/s).
Results
Travel time at c8.3167 min
Distance (km)149600000 km
Distance (AU)1 AU
Distance (ly)0.000015813 ly
At c (100%)8.3167 min
At 10% c1.3861 h
At 1% c13.861 h
Scale: your distance vs. famous references (log scale)
Moon
1.2822 s
Sun (1 AU)
8.3169 min
Mars (avg)
12.509 min
Jupiter (avg)
34.913 min
Pluto (avg)
5.4667 h
α Cen
4.2386 yr
Your dist
8.3167 min
Famous distances:
| From–To | Light travel time |
|---|---|
| Earth–Moon | 1.2822 s |
| Earth–Sun (1 AU) | 8.3167 min |
| Earth–Mars (avg) | 12.509 min |
| Earth–Jupiter (avg) | 34.913 min |
| Earth–Saturn (avg) | 1.1814 h |
| Earth–Pluto (avg) | 5.4667 h |
| Nearest star (α Cen) | 4.2386 yr |
| Galactic center | 26636 yr |