if earth moves at the speed of light x4 how long would it take to reach the sun

Question: if earth moves at the speed of light x4 how long would it take to reach the sun
- Keywords:
  Earth,
  solar system,
  sun
Asked by rudd532prey79 to Martin M, Christopher, Alex M on 8 Apr 2026.
- Martin McCoustra answered on 8 Apr 2026:
  
  If the Sun suddenly stopped working, we’d find out roughly 8 minutes later as it takes sunlight 8 minutes to reach us on Earth. You can do the rest of the calculation easily given that and get a time of roughly 2 minutes!

Question: if earth moves at the speed of light x4 how long would it take to reach the sun