The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (186,282 miles per second). If we consider the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, which is about 149.6 million kilometers (93 million miles), we can calculate the time it takes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth.
Using the equation:
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = (149,600,000 km) / (299,792 km/s) Time ≈ 499.0 seconds
Therefore, it takes approximately 499 seconds or about 8 minutes and 19 seconds for light to travel from the Sun to Earth.