How much does a the Sun weigh?
Typical weight
1.988 × 10^30 kg
That is 4.38 × 10^30 lb.
The star at the centre of the Solar System, holding 99.86% of its total mass.
333,000 times the mass of Earth.
How that compares
The Sun against things of a similar mass.
The Sun 1.988 × 10^30 kg
Jupiter 1.898 × 10^27 kg
Earth 5.972 × 10^24 kg
Mars 6.417 × 10^23 kg
The Moon 7.342 × 10^22 kg
Great Pyramid of Giza 5,900,000 t
Golden Gate Bridge 804,700 t
Empire State Building 331,000 t
More about the Sun
- The Sun vs The Moon Side by side
- The Sun vs Earth Side by side
- The Sun vs Mars Side by side
- The Sun vs Jupiter Side by side
Common questions
- How much does the Sun weigh?
- The Sun weighs 1.988 × 10^30 kg (4.38 × 10^30 lb). 333,000 times the mass of Earth.
Related pages
- How much does a the Moon weigh? 7.342 × 10^22 kg
- How much does a Earth weigh? 5.972 × 10^24 kg
- How much does a Mars weigh? 6.417 × 10^23 kg
- How much does a Jupiter weigh? 1.898 × 10^27 kg
- The Sun vs The Moon Side by side
- The Sun vs Earth Side by side
- The Sun vs Mars Side by side
- The Sun vs Jupiter Side by side
Sources
- NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Public domain (US Government))