Aphelion : 5th July 2024
On 5th July 2024 , Earth reached the farthest point in its elliptical orbit around the sun called aphelion. Earth moves around the sun in elliptical orbit and thus its distance from the sun fluctuates slightly throughout the year.
- Aphelion refers to the point in Earth’s orbit when it is farthest from the Sun, occurring around 3 to 6th July each year
- The Earth’s perihelion and aphelion dates are not fixed due to variations in its orbit eccentricity.
- At this juncture, the distance between Earth and the Sun extends to approximately 152.5 million kilometres.
- At Perihelion, Earth is closest to the Sun, occurring around January 3 annually, with a distance of approximately 147.5 million kilometres.
