Venus in 3D — live position and orbit

The hottest planet. Its thick CO₂ atmosphere traps heat through a runaway greenhouse effect, and it spins backwards, very slowly.

Venus is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Venus; 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

6 052 km

Mass

4.87 × 10²⁴ kg

Surface gravity

8.87 m/s²

Mean temperature

464 °C

Distance from the Sun

0.723 AU

Orbital period

225 days

Axial tilt

3.1°

Known moons

0