CARTERVILLE (WSIL) � Earth is at Perihelion, the closest point in its orbit from the Sun on Sunday morning at 1:48 a.m. At Perihelion, Earth will be 91,398,171 miles away!
You may be wondering, does this really happen in the winter? Yes, in the Northern Hemisphere.Â
The Southern Hemisphere is currently in summer. The seasons are due to the 23.5° tilt of Earth in relation to the Sun.
Aphelion, the furthest point, will occur on July 4. The Earth will be 3.1 million miles further away than at Perihelion.
