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title: "Earth vs the Moon — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Earth is 81× the Moon on weight. Compared on 3 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/earth-vs-moon/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Earth vs The Moon

**Earth vs the Moon: Earth is larger on weight**

Earth is 81× the Moon on weight.

Earth and the Moon can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Earth | The Moon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 5.972 × 10^24 kg | 7.342 × 10^22 kg |
| Area | 510,100,000 km² | 37,930,000 km² |
| Volume | 1.083 × 10^21 m³ | 2.196 × 10^19 m³ |

## What the numbers say

- Earth is 81× the Moon on weight.
- Earth is 13× the Moon on area.
- Earth is 49× the Moon on volume.

*Weight compared.*

- Earth: 5.972 × 10^24 kg
- The Moon: 7.342 × 10^22 kg

## Earth

The third planet from the Sun and the densest in the Solar System.

## The Moon

Earth's only natural satellite, about a quarter of Earth's diameter and the fifth-largest moon in the Solar System.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, Earth or the Moon?

Earth is 81× the Moon on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do Earths and the Moons compare on area?

Earth: 510,100,000 km². The Moon: 37,930,000 km². Earth is 13× the Moon on area.

### How do Earths and the Moons compare on volume?

Earth: 1.083 × 10^21 m³. The Moon: 2.196 × 10^19 m³. Earth is 49× the Moon on volume.

## Related pages

- [Mars vs the Moon](https://atoneplace.net/vs/mars-vs-moon/)
- [Earth vs Mars](https://atoneplace.net/vs/earth-vs-mars/)
- [The Moon vs the Sun](https://atoneplace.net/vs/moon-vs-sun/)
- [Earth vs the Sun](https://atoneplace.net/vs/earth-vs-sun/)
- [Jupiter vs the Moon](https://atoneplace.net/vs/jupiter-vs-moon/)
- [Earth vs Jupiter](https://atoneplace.net/vs/earth-vs-jupiter/)

## Sources

- NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (https://www.nasa.gov/) [Public domain (US Government)]