Major Peake, who is spending six months on the International Space Station, has apologised and insisted it was not a prank call.
After the gaffe he tweeted: "I'd like to apologise to the lady I just called by mistake saying 'Hello, is this planet Earth?' - not a prank call ... just a wrong number!"
Later today, Britons could get a glimpse of the ISS as it soars 250 miles above the Earth.
From southern England, it will appear in the West at about 4.24pm and remain visible for around six minutes.
Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, said: "The space station's maximum elevation will be about 23 degrees viewed from London, which is just above the rooftops.
"It will be the brightest star in the sky, moving rapidly from west to east.
"You might think it's a plane to start with, but you'd hear the engine noise of an aircraft that close and of course the space station is silent.
"So we'll be able to see a different object flying over the rooftops on Christmas Day."
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