What it’s like to stand here
The Moon
- weight
- 0.17 g
- sun
- about the same
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world · likely temperate
The Moon
What it's like to stand here
0.17 g
your weight (measured mass)
27 days
one year, in Earth time
about the same
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
6.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Where it is
The Moon is in our own solar system. It orbits about 1.00 AU from the Sun, so sunlight reaches it in roughly 8 minutes. But a spacecraft is far slower:
How long to get there with today’s craft
Jet airliner
19 years
arrives elderly
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
9 days
arrives thriving
Light speed
8 min
arrives thriving
Warp 10
0 min
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Sun
G2V · 8 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
No neighbors computed.
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
No matches computed.
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightnessmag -12.7
To see itno equipment needed
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from The Moon's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.