Earth, which is one of the eight major planets circling the Sun, is also the third closest planet from the Sun, which is the only star in the Solar system.  Earth has an average distance of about 92,955,807 miles or 149,597,870.691 kilometers from the Sun, although this distance varies, according to the movement of the Earth.  It would take light, which has a speed of 186,411.358 miles per second, 8.317 minutes to travel from Earth to the Sun.  This means that the Earth is about 8 light minutes away from the Sun.

Earth orbits the Sun every 365.242199 days in a slightly elliptical path.  This translates to 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds, which it takes the Earth to make a full revolution around the sun.

The Earth is said to be closest to the Sun at perihelion, or at a distance of 147,166,462 kilometers or 91 million miles, on January 3.

The Earth is farthest from the Sun at aphelion, or at a distance of 152,171,522 kilometers or 94.555 million miles, on July 4.

Earth, which is one of the eight major planets circling the Sun, is also the third closest planet from the Sun, which is the only star in the Solar system.  Earth has an average distance of about 92,955,807 miles or 149,597,870.691 kilometers from the Sun, although this distance varies, according to the movement of the Earth.  It would take light, which has a speed of 186,411.358 miles per second, 8.317 minutes to travel from Earth to the Sun.  This means that the Earth is about 8 light minutes away from the Sun.

Earth orbits the Sun every 365.242199 days in a slightly elliptical path.  This translates to 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds, which it takes the Earth to make a full revolution around the sun.

The Earth is said to be closest to the Sun at perihelion, or at a distance of 147,166,462 kilometers or 91 million miles, on January 3.

The Earth is farthest from the Sun at aphelion, or at a distance of 152,171,522 kilometers or 94.555 million miles, on July 4.