EVERYLAUNCH // SOLAR SYSTEM FIX
Where every planet is, right now
The distance from Earth to all seven, worked out for right now. Most pages give you an average. Mars alone goes from 0.37 to 2.68 astronomical units, so an average is wrong on almost every day.
COMPUTED 2026-11-11 07:08:31Z · RECOMPUTED EVERY 15 MINUTES
All seven
| Planet | Distance | Light time | Brightness | Size | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 113M km0.76 AU | 6 min | +1.2 | 8.9″ | NAKED EYE · MORNING |
| Venus | 47M km0.31 AU | 3 min | -4.5 | 53.3″ | NAKED EYE · MORNING |
| Mars | 202M km1.35 AU | 11 min | +0.8 | 7.0″ | NAKED EYE · MORNING |
| Jupiter | 799M km5.34 AU | 44 min | -1.8 | 36.9″ | NAKED EYE · MORNING |
| Saturn | 1,297M km8.67 AU | 72 min | +0.7 | 19.2″ | NAKED EYE · EVENING |
| Uranus | 2,762M km18.46 AU | 2.6 h | +5.6 | 3.8″ | NAKED EYE · MORNING |
| Neptune | 4,365M km29.18 AU | 4.0 h | +7.8 | 2.3″ | OPTICS · EVENING |
BRIGHTNESS IS APPARENT MAGNITUDE. LOWER IS BRIGHTER, AND ABOUT +6 IS THE NAKED-EYE LIMIT UNDER A DARK SKY · SIZE IS APPARENT DIAMETER IN ARCSECONDS, AGAINST ROUGHLY 1,800 FOR THE FULL MOON
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Common questions
Which planet is closest to Earth right now?
Venus, at 47 million kilometres, or 0.31 astronomical units. The nearest planet changes through the year as the orbits move, so this is worked out for right now.
Which planets can I see tonight without a telescope?
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. They're bright enough to see with the naked eye and far enough from the Sun not to be lost in its glare. Mercury is in the morning sky; Venus is in the morning sky; Mars is in the morning sky; Jupiter is in the morning sky; Saturn is in the evening sky; Uranus is in the morning sky.
Why do planet distances quoted online differ so much?
Most of them quote an average, and the real distance is often a long way off it. Mars goes from 0.37 to 2.68 AU from Earth, about seven times further at its furthest, so an average is wrong on almost every day of its 26-month cycle. Every figure on this page is worked out for when you loaded it.
Is there live weather data from other planets?
No. NASA's InSight Mars weather service has been retired, rover weather goes to science archives instead of a live feed, and nothing sends live conditions from the gas giants. Positions, distances and brightness on this page are worked out live. Temperatures, pressures and wind speeds are published reference values that don't change, and the page labels which is which.
POSITIONS COMPUTED FROM ORBITAL ELEMENTS · CHECKED AGAINST THE 2003 MARS OPPOSITION AND VENUS’S 2025 GREATEST ELONGATION