Where is Voyager 1 right now?
The farthest spacecraft from Earth, worked out from its trajectory. With JavaScript on, the figures below update every second.
Voyager 1 right now
Live- Distance from Earth
- 16.0 billion mi (25.8 billion km)
- Its signal takes
- 23 h 55 m
One light-day from Earth
30 days to go
NASA expects Voyager 1 to become the first spacecraft ever a full light-day from Earth at 06:16 UTC on 18 November 2026 (12:16 a.m. Central). From that moment, a radio signal from Voyager 1 takes more than 24 hours to reach us.
Crossed 18 Nov 2026
Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft ever a full light-day from Earth at 06:16 UTC on 18 November 2026. A radio signal from it now takes more than 24 hours to reach us, and it will never be that close again.
The most distant human-made object. Launched in 1977, it flew past Jupiter and Saturn, then kept going — crossing into interstellar space in 2012. It still calls home, heading for the constellation Ophiuchus.
Voyager 2 right now
Live- Distance from Earth
- 13.4 billion mi (21.6 billion km)
- Its signal takes
- 20 h 0 m
Launched 16 days before Voyager 1, and still the only spacecraft ever to visit Uranus and Neptune. It reached interstellar space in 2018 and is heading south, out of the plane of the planets.
Worked out from NASA/JPL's trajectory for each probe (JPL Horizons). Our figures agree with NASA's one-light-day time to within about a second of signal time. Written 19 Oct 2026; this page updates every day.
What is a light-day?
The distance light travels in one day: 16.1 billion mi (25.9 billion km). Voyager's radio signals travel at the speed of light, so at a light-day away a message it sends today reaches Earth tomorrow, and a command sent from Earth takes a day to arrive.
Is Voyager 1 always getting further away?
Not every day. For about three months early each year, Earth's own orbit carries us toward Voyager 1 faster than it moves away, and the gap shrinks a little before it starts growing again. Over a whole year it still ends up 331.0 million mi (532.6 million km) further out. That's why it crosses the one-light-day line only once.
Can I see Voyager on Orbital Traffic's globe?
No. The globe shows objects orbiting Earth, and Voyager 1 left Earth behind in 1977. It's now leaving the solar system altogether. In the app, search “Voyager” for the same live distance and signal time, alongside New Horizons, the Pioneers and Webb.