At 11:17 a.m. Wednesday morning, the earth was officially at its closest distance to the sun of the year, known as the perihelion.That distance is 91.4 million miles away. No, this is not ...

Happy perihelion! At 9:17 EST this morning the Earth ... That distance will increase by a few thousand miles each day until we are 94.5 million miles away on July 3rd. A change of three million ...

The sun is just a little bit closer in Earth's sky right now. Earth is at its closest to the sun Tuesday (Jan. 4) in its 365.25-day journey. This milestone, called perihelion, coincidentally ...

One day after perihelion, for example—on Jan. 5 at the same time—the Earth’s center will be 147,096,683 km from the center of the Sun, a difference of less than 500 kilometers from today’s ...

Today, January 2 is Perihelion Day. This is the day of the year when the sun is closest to the Earth. Today, the center of earth is 91,404,095 million miles from the center of the sun at 7:38 am.

On January 4 we'll be 3.1 million miles closer at perihelion. As temperatures rise into the 90s, you might guess that Earth is closer to the Sun now than during the winter months, but the opposite ...

Perihelion is an annual astronomical event when Earth finds itself at the closest distance possible toward the Sun. Usually it falls between the dates of January 2 and 4 as Earth is around 147 ...

Here is the first astronomical event of the year 2024. Today, 3rd January marks Perihelion Day, a fascinating astronomical event when Earth comes to a point closest to the Sun in its elliptical orbit.

Happy Perihelion to our fellow Earthlings! Spaceship Earth’s orbit is elliptical and at the closest point to the Sun today. (Skywatchers can always find something to celebrate.) Want to see exactly ...

At perihelion, Earth will be approximately 147 million kilometres from the Sun. The Sun will appear slightly larger in the sky, but the change is almost imperceptible. This year, perihelion will ...

The term "perihelion" describes the point in an astronomical ... "They were already talking about the difference between the solar day and the ideal day, the average value of that," said Bloomer.

Each of us has our own New Year’s Day on our birthday ... journey with proximity to the sun is a good place to start. Happy perihelion and Happy New Year.