Planets at Lunar Distance 3D Visualizer

Target Body: Jupiter

Angular Diameter: 41.52°

Camera FOV: 60°

Drag/Touch to Look Around • Scroll/Pinch to Zoom • Terrestrial Observer Perspective

Celestial Target Fixed @ 384,400 km

Comparison Presets

Sky & Camera Controls

Camera Field of View (FOV) 60°

Sky Elevation Scrub 25°

Phase Lighting Angle 45°

Planetary Axial Tilt 3.1°

Atmospheric Extinction 0.12

Astrophysical Dynamics

Equatorial Radius

69,911 km

Sky Coverage vs Moon

80.1x

Tidal Force Ratio

25,830x

Apparent Magnitude

-21.2

Earth is outside Roche Limit threshold (Safe).

What are you seeing?
If a planet were placed at the Moon's average distance (384,400 km), its true physical scale dictates its visual footprint in the sky. Gas giants like Jupiter would tower over the horizon spanning over 41°, covering nearly half the visible sky dome!