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Filipino Planet Names and Other Space Terms

If you're looking for ways to expand your science vocabulary in Filipino, this page should be especially helpful. This page contains many words related to outer space and provides the translated names of the planets in our solar system.

This page has been divided into four categories. First up are some general space words like asteroid or universe, then next is a list of the planet names in Filipino. Afterward, you will find some other named objects like the sun, moon, and certain comets, then finally there are some sentences featuring some of the space vocabulary to help you see the Filipino words in action.

If this sounds good to you, feel free to scroll down to see all the lists as they come, or use our quick links below if you'd prefer to skip ahead to a certain category of translations.

Our Solar System and Other Space Terms in Filipino:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of planets and space words from English to Filipino.


General Space Words in Filipino

To start building your vocabulary, you might need to learn some more generic space terms like these.

Ang Sistemang Solar ➔ The Solar System

Asteroyd ➔ Asteroid

Astronomiya ➔ Astronomy

Astronomo ➔ Astronomer

Bituin ➔ Star

Eksoplaneta ➔ Exoplanet

Galaksiyang ➔ Galaxy

Kometa ➔ Comet

Meteoroyd ➔ Meteoroid

Planeta ➔ Planet

Planetang unano ➔ Dwarf planet

Planetaryo ➔ Planetarium

Satelayt ➔ Satellite

Sinturon ng asteroid ➔ Asteroid belt

Teleskopyo ➔ Telescope

Uniberso ➔ Universe


Planet Names in Filipino

To talk about specific planets in Filipino, these are the names you'll be needing to learn. They are listed alphabetically, but if you want to know their order from the Sun, then it goes: Merkuryo (Mercury), Benus (Venus), Daigdig (Earth), Marte (Mars), Hupiter (Jupiter), Saturno (Saturn), Neptuno (Neptune), Urano (Uranus), and (sadly not anymore) Pluto (Pluto).

Benus ➔ Venus

Daigdig ➔ Earth

Hupiter ➔ Jupiter

Marte ➔ Mars

Merkuryo ➔ Mercury

Neptuno ➔ Neptune

Saturno ➔ Saturn

Urano ➔ Uranus


Pluto ➔ Pluto (still not ready to admit it's not a planet)


Filipino Names for Other Objects in Space

Planets aren't the only objects in space that we've named, however, here's some more translated objects that might also come up in conversation.

Ang Araw ➔ The Sun

Eklipse ng araw ➔ Solar eclipse


Ang Buwan ➔ The Moon

Bagong buwan ➔ New moon

Eklipse ng buwan ➔ Lunar eclipse

Paglapag sa buwan ➔ Moon landing


Buntalang Hale-Bopp ➔ Comet Hale-Bopp

Buntalang Halley ➔ Halley's Comet

Galaksiyang Andromeda ➔ Andromeda Galaxy

Sinturon ng Kuiper ➔ Kuiper Belt

Ulap na Oort ➔ Oort Cloud


Space-related Sentences in Filipino

Finally, because it can be very helpful to see how these words are actually used in conversation, we've added some example sentences using space terms to help you out.

Ang Benus ay walang buwan. ➔ Venus has no moon.

Ang Hupiter ay may 95 buwan. ➔ Jupiter has 95 moons.

Ang Marte ay may dalawang buwan. ➔ Mars has two moons.

Ang Neptuno ay ang ika walong planeta. ➔ Neptune is the eighth planet.

Ang Pluto ay isang planetang unano. ➔ Pluto is a dwarf planet.


This list of Filipino planets and space terms was first created on June 4, 2025.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Filipino myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Filipino language learning journey!



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