In contrast, the term "aphelion" refers to the point where the orbiting body is farthest from the sun. Earth will reach its closest point to the sun, known as perihelion, on Jan. 3, 2026 at 12:15 ...

Earth’s elliptical orbit causes slight variations in solar energy, with about 7% more sunlight reaching Earth during perihelion than aphelion. So, is Earth hotter in January than in July?

An illustration of the aphelion and perihelion phenomenon. [Encyclopædia Britannica] As a result, Earth is sometimes closer, and sometimes far away from the sun, with the closest point being ...

This year, Earth's aphelion will be on July 6. How Earth's perihelion and aphelion affect seasonal lengths Earth's perihelion and aphelion, or the closest and farthest points to the Sun respectively, ...

dwarf's the 3 percent change between perihelion and aphelion. However, the progression of perihelion through the seasons over thousands of years does impact the climate and is largely responsible ...

“Peri” means around and “helios” means the sun in Greek. The opposite of perihelion is aphelion - a point where an orbiting body is farthest from the Sun. The orbit of Earth is not a perfect circle ...

Generally, perihelion occurs about January 2 to 4 after the December solstice. Earth, on the other hand, is at its farthest point from the Sun, called aphelion, in early July when it is at its ...

The Sun does indeed appear slightly bigger in January versus aphelion in July (32′ 32″ versus 31'28" across in apparent size)… we checked. The apparent solar diameter as seen at perihelion and ...