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With the average distance or "mean" distance from the Earth to the sun set at approximately 93,000,000 miles, and the speed of light at about 186,000 miles per second; the time in seconds it takes sunlight to reach the earth is appoximately "500 seconds". Most people refer to the time in minutes which would be about 8.333333 minutes.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt varies with the earth's distance from the sun, of course, but
a good average figure throughout the year is 500 seconds.
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How many seconds does it take sunlight to get to Jupiter?
It takes 8 minutes to get to earth, and closer to half an hour to get to Jupiter.
How many hours of sun does the moon get?
Sunlight reaches the Moon about 8 minutes after it leaves the Sun, virtually the same time it takes to reach Earth. The Moon can be up to 1.25 light-seconds closer or farther from the Sun. Moonlight (reflected sunlight) takes about that long, 1.2 to 1.3 seconds, to reach the Earth.
How many minites thus the sun light reahed to earth?
I think the question is how long does it take sunlight to reach earth. Based on what i was taught the sun is 93,000,000 miles away from earth. Light travels 186,000 miles a sec. So 93,000,000 divided by 186,000 = 500 seconds or divide that by 60 and it is a little over 8 min and 20 seconds
How many time do sunshine's take to reach at earth?
It take's about eight minutes for sun to reach earth
How many of hours of sunlight are there in August?
It depends on your location on Earth.
What miles per second that the sunlight travels and how many minutes to reach the earth?
Light travels 186,282.4 miles per second in the vacuum of space. At that speed, it takes the light from the sun about 8 minutes and 18 seconds to reach Earth.
Suns light takes how many minutes and seconds to reach earth?
8 minutes and 31 seconds
How many minutes dose it take sunlight to cross 93 million miles to reach Earth?
8
How many seconds does it take sunlight to get to Jupiter?
It takes 8 minutes to get to earth, and closer to half an hour to get to Jupiter.
How many minuets does it take sunlight (in minuets) to travel from the sun to the earth?
Sunlight takes approximately 8 minutes 20 seconds to make the 93 million mile journey.
How many hours of sun does the moon get?
Sunlight reaches the Moon about 8 minutes after it leaves the Sun, virtually the same time it takes to reach Earth. The Moon can be up to 1.25 light-seconds closer or farther from the Sun. Moonlight (reflected sunlight) takes about that long, 1.2 to 1.3 seconds, to reach the Earth.
How many minutes does it take for a light to reach the moon?
From the Earth, about one and a half seconds; from the sun, about 8 minutes.
How many nanoseconds dose it take for the light from the sun to reach the earth?
The Earth is 500 light-seconds from the Sun. One second is 10^9 nanoseconds.
How many minites thus the sun light reahed to earth?
I think the question is how long does it take sunlight to reach earth. Based on what i was taught the sun is 93,000,000 miles away from earth. Light travels 186,000 miles a sec. So 93,000,000 divided by 186,000 = 500 seconds or divide that by 60 and it is a little over 8 min and 20 seconds
How many seconds are on earth in a year?
31,536,000 seconds
How many minutes does the sunlight touch the earth surface?
Sunlight is constantly touching the earth's surface. It never stops. (we hope)
Sun light takes how many second to reach mars?
The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second or 300,000 kilometers per second. It takes sunlight about 13 minutes to reach Mars. It takes about 81/2 minutes to reach Earth.
