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 ...

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.

As New Year’s Day fades, a young moon hangs in the southwest near Venus and Mars. And as the sun sets on the last day of ...

Astronomer Anura C. Perera led the world’s first-ever celebration of Earth’s ‘birthday’ on Jan 4, commemorating the day the planet reached its closest point to the Sun, known as Perihelion Day. The ...

As New Year’s Day fades, a young moon hangs in the southwest near Venus and Mars. And as the sun sets on the last day of January, a young moon again visits the planets, this time coming much ...

Earth will reach its closest point to the Sun—an event known as Perihelion Day. This happens every year in early January, but don’t expect a dramatic change in the Sun’s appearance ...

It’s January 4, 2025, apparently a day for coincidences. One half of the coincidence was a Facebook note on the term “perihelion”—a fancy word for the time the Earth’s orbit ...