How long would it take light from the sun to reach Earth?

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How long would it take light from the sun to reach Earth?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-14T19:20:06

About $500$ seconds

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The distance between the Sun and the Earth varies a little, but if we use the approximation $93$ million miles and approximate the speed of light as $186000$ miles per second, then it takes:

$93000000/186000 = 500$ seconds

for light to cover the distance.

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