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How long does sunlight take to reach each planet?
short by Saurav Joshi / on Thursday, 28 May, 2026
Sunlight travels at a speed of 1,86,000 miles per second and takes about eight minutes to reach Earth. It reaches Mercury in around three minutes and Venus in six minutes. Sunlight takes about 13 minutes to reach Mars, 43 minutes for Jupiter, and 80 minutes for Saturn. It reaches Uranus in 2.7 hours and Neptune in nearly four hours.
read more at Nasa