// Planet

Mercury

Distance from Earth right now

…

calculated live from orbital data (NASA/JPL)

Distance from Sun: 0.39 AU (≈ 58 million km)
Orbital period: 88 days
Diameter: 4,879 km
Moons: 0

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest. With almost no atmosphere, temperatures swing wildly — up to 430°C during the day and down to −180°C at night.

▶ View in the 3D solar system Mercury on Wikipedia

More celestial bodies

Sun
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Ceres
Pluto
Haumea
Makemake
Eris
Voyager 1

Orbital data: NASA/JPL Horizons. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.