Moons in our Solar System

Moons in our Solar System

As of October 2008, there are 181 known natural moons orbiting planets in our Solar System. 173 moons orbit the "full-size" planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), while 8 moons orbit the smaller Dwarf planet .

                    Mercury - 0 Moons

               Venus - 0 Moons

               Earth - 1 Moon       moon (or Luna)

                Mars - 2 Moons          ( Deimos and phobos )

               Jupiter - 67 Moons    ( Ganymede )

               Saturn - 62 Moons     ( Titan )

               Uranus - 27 Moons    (  Titania )

                Neptune - 14 Moons

Planet	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
Number of moons	0	0	1	2	67	62	27	14

Dwarf planet	Ceres	Pluto	Haumea	Makemake	Eris
Number of moons	0	5	2	1	1