How far does light travel in one month?

Answer 1

Well, honey, light travels at a speed of about 186,282 miles per second. In one month, that adds up to roughly 5.88 trillion miles. So, buckle up, because light ain't messin' around when it comes to racking up those frequent flyer miles!

Answer 2

Depends how accurate you want the answer.

365.24/ 12 will give you a fairly accurate amount of days and hours

= 365.24/ 12 = 30.436 days

= 30.436 days * 24 hours = 730.48 hours in one month

speed of light = 299,792,458 meters per second (or 299,792 km per second)

= 299,792 km per second * 60 seconds = 17,987,520 km per minute

= 17,987,520 km per minute * 60 minutes = 13,139,523,609 km per hour

= 13,139,523,609 km per hour x 730.48 hours =

= 9,598,159,206,340 km

Light takes approximately 8 minutes to reach the Earth from the sun, so by using the above figure you can calculate the approximate distance of the Earth from the Sun.

= 17,987,520 km per minute * 8 = 143,900,160 kilometers (average only)