Moon in 3D — live position and orbit

Earth's only natural satellite. It always shows the same face and stabilises our planet's axial tilt.

Moon is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Moon; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

1 737 km

Mass

7.34 × 10²² kg

Surface gravity

1.62 m/s²

Mean temperature

-20 °C

Orbits

Earth

Distance from the Sun

0.003 AU

Orbital period

27 days

Axial tilt

0.1°

Known moons

0