How far is Pluto from Earth today?
Earth – Pluto · 3 November 2026
5,348,389,119 km
5.35 billion km
35.75 AU
light: 4 h 57 min
Value for the start of the day (UTC); once the page loads it updates live.
3D distance from the JPL “Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets” – accurate to about 0.01%. Earth and Pluto orbit the Sun at different speeds, so the distance keeps changing.
Distance over time
Where it is today
Top view of the plane of Earth’s orbit, compressed distance scale.
Upcoming closest approaches
| Date | Event | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2027 | closest approach | 5.21 billion km 34.81 AU |
| 29 July 2027 | opposition | 5.21 billion km 34.81 AU |
| 27 July 2028 | closest approach | 5.25 billion km 35.07 AU |
| 30 July 2028 | opposition | 5.25 billion km 35.07 AU |
| 29 July 2029 | closest approach | 5.28 billion km 35.33 AU |
| 1 August 2029 | opposition | 5.28 billion km 35.33 AU |
| 31 July 2030 | closest approach | 5.32 billion km 35.59 AU |
| 3 August 2030 | opposition | 5.32 billion km 35.59 AU |
Opposition: Earth passes between the Sun and the planet, which is then visible all night. The closest approach falls within a few days of opposition (the orbits are elliptical and inclined).