At that moment, Earth is about from the Sun, compared to the average distance of ~149.6 million km (~93 million miles).
The exact date and time change slightly every year because our calendar doesn't perfectly match Earth's elliptical orbit. For the current and upcoming years, perihelion falls on: National Geographic January 3 at 17:15 UTC (12:15 p.m. EST) January 3 at 02:33 UTC (January 2 at 9:33 p.m. EST) January 5 at 12:28 UTC (7:28 a.m. EST) AstroPixels Why Is It Cold if We Are Closer? when is earth closest to the sun
Every year, in the quiet heart of early January—usually around January 3rd or 4th —Earth reaches a milestone called perihelion At that moment, Earth is about from the
This is the million-dollar question. If we’re closer to the Sun in January, why is the Northern Hemisphere freezing? EST) January 3 at 02:33 UTC (January 2 at 9:33 p