How far is the Moon from Earth today?
Earth – Moon · 2 November 2026
373,104 km
373,100 km
0.002 AU
light: 1.2 s
Value for the start of the day (UTC); once the page loads it updates live.
Centre-to-centre distance from a lunar theory (Meeus, main terms) – accurate to a few hundred kilometres. It changes over the month between perigee and apogee.
Distance over time
Where it is today
Top view of the plane of Earth’s orbit, compressed distance scale.
Upcoming perigees and apogees
| Date | Event | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 13 November 2026 | apogee | 405,600 km 0.003 AU |
| 25 November 2026 | perigee | 359,300 km 0.002 AU |
| 11 December 2026 | apogee | 406,400 km 0.003 AU |
| 24 December 2026 | perigee | 356,700 km 0.002 AU |