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.
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General Space Words in Filipino
Planet Names in Filipino
Filipino Names for Other Objects in Space
Space-related Sentences in 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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