how far away is the moon?

Quick Scoop

The Moon is about 384,400 km away from Earth on average, or 238,855 miles. It does not stay exactly the same distance away because its orbit is slightly elliptical.

Distance range

• Closest point: about 363,104 km to 356,500 km away, depending on the source and rounding.

• Farthest point: about 405,696 km to 406,700 km away.

Handy way to think about it

NASA describes that average distance as roughly 30 Earths lined up end to end.

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