Find out how much you would weigh on the Sun from your Earth weight in lb or kg, using the Sun’s gravity (about 28 times Earth’s), or compare planets.

The Sun has no solid surface; its value is at the visible surface (photosphere). Giant planets use a reference cloud level.

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Weight on the Sun Formula

The example below compares gravitational weight at the Sunโ€™s photosphere with standard Earth gravity. The Sun has no solid surface. Kilogram and pound outputs are equivalent mass-calibrated scale readings; actual weight force is also shown in newtons.

SW = EW ร— (274 / 9.80665) โ‰ˆ EW ร— 27.9402

Variables:

  • SW is the equivalent Sun scale reading (same unit as EW, e.g., lb equivalent); mass is unchanged
  • EW is the weight on Earth (same unit as SW, e.g., lb)
  • gโ‚›แตคโ‚™ is the Sunโ€™s surface gravitational acceleration
  • gโ‚‘โ‚แตฃโ‚œโ‚• is the standard Earth reference acceleration, 9.80665 m/sยฒ

How to Calculate Weight on the Sun?

The following steps outline how to calculate the Weight on the Sun.

  1. First, determine the weight on Earth (lb). 
  2. Next, gather the formula from above: SW = EW ร— (274 / 9.80665) โ‰ˆ EW ร— 27.9402.
  3. Finally, calculate the Weight on the Sun.
  4. After inserting the variables and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.

Example Problem : 

Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.

Weight on Earth (lb) = 250

SW = EW ร— (274 / 9.80665) = 250 ร— (274 / 9.80665) โ‰ˆ 6,985.06 lb equivalent