Whoa! Did you feel that? Perihelion – that was close.

The Sky This Week, 2012 January 3 – 10 — Naval Oceanography Portal

Earth reaches perihelion, its closest point to the Sun, on the 4th at around 7:00 pm. At this time we’ll be about 91,402,000 miles (147,097,260 kilometers) away from the center of the Day-Star.

The Sky This Week, 2012 January 3 – 10 — Naval Oceanography Portal

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Whoa! Did you feel that? Perihelion – that was close.

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