How far is Mars from the Sun?
Data as of July 2026
227 million kmfrom the Sun, on average
Mars orbits the Sun at an average distance of 227 million km, which astronomers write as 1.52 AU (astronomical units, where 1 AU is the Earth to Sun distance). That is 1.5 times Earth's distance from the Sun.
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Orbits are not perfect circles, so the number above is an average. Over one Mars year the distance swings around that figure; the average is the one used in every table of the solar system, including the one below.
Sunlight covering that gap takes 13 minutes (see how long light takes to reach Mars).
Every planet's distance from the Sun
| Planet | From the Sun | AU |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 58.3 million km | 0.39 |
| Venus | 108 million km | 0.72 |
| Earth | 150 million km | 1 |
| Mars | 227 million km | 1.52 |
| Jupiter | 778 million km | 5.2 |
| Saturn | 1,433 million km | 9.58 |
| Uranus | 2,872 million km | 19.2 |
| Neptune | 4,503 million km | 30.1 |
On the scale where the Sun is a football, Mars sits 36 metres away. Most diagrams cannot show that and quietly squash the gaps.
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✓ Facts verified July 2026
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