How far away is the Moon?
384,400 kmAbout 238,900 miles · Planet-sized
About 384,400 km on average. All the planets would fit in the gap.
A red kangaroo would need about 48,000,000 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
🌙384,400 km
🌐Earth's equator
To scale: the Earth–Moon gap is about 9.6× bigger than Earth's equator.
Things about the same size
- How wide is Neptune?49,244 km
- How wide is Uranus?50,724 km
- How long is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?65,000 km
- How wide is Saturn, not counting its rings?116,460 km
- How wide is Jupiter?139,820 km
- How wide are Saturn's main rings?273,000 km
- How far does light travel in one second?299,792 km
- How close does the Moon get to Earth?356,500 km
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].