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How much time does light take to reach us from the next nearest star ‘Proxima Centauri’?

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How much time does light take to reach us from the next nearest star ‘Proxima Centauri’?

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The next nearest star to Earth is ‘Proxima Centauri’. It is 4.24 light years from the Sun. Its light will take 4.24 years to reach us.

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