Perihelion 1905
The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.
Sunday, January 1, 1905
04:27 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 1 | 04:27 | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | Sat, Dec 31 | 5:57 PM | UTC−10:30 |
| Los Angeles | Sat, Dec 31 | 8:27 PM | UTC−8 |
| Denver | Sat, Dec 31 | 9:27 PM | UTC−7 |
| Chicago | Sat, Dec 31 | 10:27 PM | UTC−6 |
| New York | Sat, Dec 31 | 11:27 PM | UTC−5 |
| São Paulo | Sun, Jan 1 | 1:20 AM | UTC−3:06 |
| London | Sun, Jan 1 | 4:27 AM | UTC |
| Paris, Berlin | Sun, Jan 1 | 4:36 AM | UTC+0:09 |
| Cairo | Sun, Jan 1 | 6:27 AM | UTC+2 |
| Moscow | Sun, Jan 1 | 6:57 AM | UTC+2:30 |
| Dubai | Sun, Jan 1 | 8:08 AM | UTC+3:41 |
| India | Sun, Jan 1 | 9:48 AM | UTC+5:21 |
| Bangkok | Sun, Jan 1 | 11:09 AM | UTC+6:42 |
| Beijing, Singapore | Sun, Jan 1 | 12:27 PM | UTC+8 |
| Tokyo | Sun, Jan 1 | 1:27 PM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney | Sun, Jan 1 | 2:27 PM | UTC+10 |
| Auckland | Sun, Jan 1 | 3:57 PM | UTC+11:30 |