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How far is Venus from Earth right now?
Venus is 50,702,293 km from Earth right now, getting closer at 9.19 km/s.
Venus from Earth, right now
Centre to centre. Worked out in your browser from JPL's orbital elements, the same maths that moves the planets in the 3D viewer, and updated ten times a second.
Where Earth and Venus are today
Why the distance keeps changing
Venus comes closer to Earth than any other planet. It is nearest when it passes between us and the Sun (inferior conjunction) and farthest when it is on the other side of the Sun, more than six times farther away.
Near its closest it shows as a thin crescent in binoculars, and it sits too close to the Sun to see for a few days either side.
Venus ranges from about 38.2 million km to about 261.0 million km from Earth.
Questions
How far is Venus from Earth right now?
On 2 October 2026, Venus was 50.7 million km from Earth (31,504,944 miles, 0.3389 AU), and getting closer at 9.19 km/s. The figure at the top of this page is worked out live in your browser, so it is current whenever you read it.
When is Venus next closest to Earth?
Venus next comes closest to Earth on 25 October 2026, at about 40.8 million km. Close approaches like this, at inferior conjunction, come round about every 584 days.
How long does light take to travel from Venus to Earth?
Right now light from Venus takes 2 min 49.1 s to reach us, so we see Venus as it was that long ago. Radio signals to a spacecraft there take the same time.
What is the closest and farthest Venus gets from Earth?
Venus can come as close as about 38.2 million km and be as far as about 261.0 million km, worked out from the sizes and shapes of the two orbits.