Cosmic Distance Converter

Convert vast interstellar distances between Light Years, Parsecs, Astronomical Units, and Kilometers.

Presets Cosmic Milestones
Distance light travels in 1 solar year
Distance where 1 AU subtends an angle of 1 arcsecond
Average distance between the Earth and the Sun
Supports scientific exponent values (e.g. 1.496e8)
Astronomical Scale Analogy
Light Travel Time

Takes 1 years to traverse

1 parsec (pc) equals roughly 3.26 light years, or 206,265 Astronomical Units.

1 AU is 149.6 million kilometers (the Sun is 8.3 light-minutes away).

The cosmic horizon is approximately 46.5 billion light-years in radius due to inflation expansion.

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