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Where Earth and the Moon are right now

A 3D model of Earth’s orbit around the Sun and the Moon circling Earth — drag to rotate. Data updates itself live from your clock (press time-lapse to speed up time). Pick a month to watch just that month on a loop, or choose Auto for the whole year.

Orbit phase
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Sun distance
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Speed
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Moon
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Earth’s orbit

Earth travels an almost-circular ellipse around the Sun once every 365.256 days. The 3D model exaggerates the orbit’s shape about 15×, Earth’s and the Sun’s sizes and the Moon’s distance so you can see it.

Distance from Sun
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Orbital speed
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Fastest near January’s perihelion, slowest near July’s aphelion.

Season (north)
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Day of year
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Next perihelion
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Closest point to the Sun (approx.).

Next aphelion
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Farthest point from the Sun (approx.).

Earth weather & daylight

Earth’s weather is driven by where the Sun is overhead. These numbers come from the orbit model, so they move as you scrub the date. They show sunlight and climate zones, not a live forecast.

Sun overhead at
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The point on Earth where the Sun is straight up right now.

Solar declination
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Daylight at latitude
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Live weather (you)
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Real conditions, refreshed every 10 min.

Noon Sun height
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Moon phases

A realistic Moon, animated live. Pick any date to hold that day, then press resume to go back to the automatic animation. Time runs by itself, one day every second and a half, so you can watch the phase change, with the next five days and the calendar following along.

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Moon phase for

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Upcoming moon phases

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Next main phases

Quick facts

Reference numbers behind the model.

  • Orbital period365.256 d
  • Mean orbital speed29.78 km/s
  • Eccentricity0.0167
  • Perihelion distance147.1 M km
  • Aphelion distance152.1 M km
  • Axial tilt23.44°
  • Moon distance (mean)384,400 km
  • Synodic month29.53 d
  • Sidereal month27.32 d
  • Moon’s rotationtidally locked