How much time does it take for light to travel from here to Mars?

How much time does it take for light to travel from here to Mars?
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Mars moves in orbit around the sun, as do we. This makes it hard to say, as the distance is never the same. At any given time you are looking at 50 million to 400 million kilo meters, so about 3 to 20 minutes for light from there to reach us. (give or take)
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