Perihelion 1921
The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.
Saturday, January 1, 1921
04:30 UTC
147.09 million km from the Sun
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 | Sat, Jan 1 | 04:30 | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | Fri, Dec 31 | 6:00 PM | UTC−10:30 |
| Los Angeles | Fri, Dec 31 | 8:30 PM | UTC−8 |
| Denver | Fri, Dec 31 | 9:30 PM | UTC−7 |
| Chicago | Fri, Dec 31 | 10:30 PM | UTC−6 |
| New York | Fri, Dec 31 | 11:30 PM | UTC−5 |
| São Paulo | Sat, Jan 1 | 1:30 AM | UTC−3 |
| London | Sat, Jan 1 | 4:30 AM | UTC |
| Paris | Sat, Jan 1 | 4:30 AM | UTC |
| Berlin | Sat, Jan 1 | 5:30 AM | UTC+1 |
| Cairo | Sat, Jan 1 | 6:30 AM | UTC+2 |
| Moscow | Sat, Jan 1 | 7:30 AM | UTC+3 |
| Dubai | Sat, Jan 1 | 8:30 AM | UTC+4 |
| India | Sat, Jan 1 | 10:00 AM | UTC+5:30 |
| Bangkok | Sat, Jan 1 | 11:30 AM | UTC+7 |
| Beijing | Sat, Jan 1 | 12:30 PM | UTC+8 |
| Singapore | Sat, Jan 1 | 11:30 AM | UTC+7 |
| Tokyo | Sat, Jan 1 | 1:30 PM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney | Sat, Jan 1 | 2:30 PM | UTC+10 |
| Auckland | Sat, Jan 1 | 4:00 PM | UTC+11:30 |