Perihelion 1903
The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.
Sunday, January 4, 1903
00:42 UTC
147.10 million km from the Sun
Here Earth moves fastest in its orbit, and the Moon's pull can shift the date by more than a day.
See it on the figureAbout Perihelion, and every year
Around the world
| UTC | Sun, Jan 4 | 00:42 | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | Sat, Jan 3 | 2:12 PM | UTC−10:30 |
| Los Angeles | Sat, Jan 3 | 4:42 PM | UTC−8 |
| Denver | Sat, Jan 3 | 5:42 PM | UTC−7 |
| Chicago | Sat, Jan 3 | 6:42 PM | UTC−6 |
| New York | Sat, Jan 3 | 7:42 PM | UTC−5 |
| São Paulo | Sat, Jan 3 | 9:35 PM | UTC−3:06 |
| London | Sun, Jan 4 | 12:42 AM | UTC |
| Paris, Berlin | Sun, Jan 4 | 12:51 AM | UTC+0:09 |
| Cairo | Sun, Jan 4 | 2:42 AM | UTC+2 |
| Moscow | Sun, Jan 4 | 3:12 AM | UTC+2:30 |
| Dubai | Sun, Jan 4 | 4:23 AM | UTC+3:41 |
| India | Sun, Jan 4 | 6:03 AM | UTC+5:21 |
| Bangkok | Sun, Jan 4 | 7:24 AM | UTC+6:42 |
| Beijing, Singapore | Sun, Jan 4 | 8:42 AM | UTC+8 |
| Tokyo | Sun, Jan 4 | 9:42 AM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney | Sun, Jan 4 | 10:42 AM | UTC+10 |
| Auckland | Sun, Jan 4 | 12:12 PM | UTC+11:30 |