Our home planet, the only world known to host life, turning beneath its clouds with the Moon beside it.
About 71% of Earth’s surface is ocean. Its air is mostly nitrogen and oxygen, and three quarters of it lies within about 11 km of the ground.
Earth is tilted 23.4° on its axis, which is why we have seasons: for half of each year one hemisphere leans toward the Sun and gets longer days and more direct sunlight.
Controls
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- ⚙ (top right)
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Go deeper: The Moon, to scale ▾
The real Moon is 384,400 km away, about 30 Earth diameters. Here it is drawn much closer, so you can see both at once.
Go deeper: Earth in numbers ▾
Earth is 4.543 billion years old and 12,742 km across. Its average surface temperature is 15°C (59°F), and its population is about 8.2 billion (UN estimate, 2025).
Sources & credits
- Earth day, night and cloud maps · Solar System Scope · CC BY 4.0
- Earth bump and specular maps · Planet Pixel Emporium (James Hastings-Trew) · Copyright James Hastings-Trew. Free to use in renderings and real-time software; the maps may not be redistributed as is (Planet Pixel Emporium terms)
- CGI Moon Kit (colour and elevation maps) · NASA Scientific Visualization Studio · Public domain (NASA)